diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c b/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
index b97ab1198b03f..a0e30bf4a845c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
@@ -289,6 +289,13 @@ static int nft_tproxy_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nft_tproxy_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+			       const struct nft_expr *expr,
+			       const struct nft_data **data)
+{
+	return nft_chain_validate_hooks(ctx->chain, 1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING);
+}
+
 static struct nft_expr_type nft_tproxy_type;
 static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_tproxy_ops = {
 	.type		= &nft_tproxy_type,
@@ -296,6 +303,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_tproxy_ops = {
 	.eval		= nft_tproxy_eval,
 	.init		= nft_tproxy_init,
 	.dump		= nft_tproxy_dump,
+	.validate	= nft_tproxy_validate,
 };
 
 static struct nft_expr_type nft_tproxy_type __read_mostly = {