diff --git a/net/sched/cls_fw.c b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
index be81c108179d..23884ef8b80c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_fw.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
@@ -247,8 +247,18 @@ static int fw_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_FW_MAX + 1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return handle ? -EINVAL : 0; /* Succeed if it is old method. */
+	if (!opt) {
+		if (handle)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (tcf_block_shared(tp->chain->block)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Must specify mark when attaching fw filter to block");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		return 0; /* Succeed if it is old method. */
+	}
 
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_FW_MAX, opt, fw_policy,
 					  NULL);