diff --git a/tc/m_action.c b/tc/m_action.c
index 1fe2431..fa9a7c8 100644
--- a/tc/m_action.c
+++ b/tc/m_action.c
@@ -209,10 +209,17 @@ done0:
 
 			tail = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
 			addattr_l(n, MAX_MSG, ++prio, NULL, 0);
+			/*XXX: hack to work around old kernels, newer xtables */
+#ifdef CONFIG_XT_HACK
+			if (strncmp(k,"xt",2)==0)
+				addattr_l(n, MAX_MSG, TCA_ACT_KIND, "ipt" , strlen("ipt") + 1);
+			else 
+				addattr_l(n, MAX_MSG, TCA_ACT_KIND, k, strlen(k) + 1);
+#else
 			addattr_l(n, MAX_MSG, TCA_ACT_KIND, k, strlen(k) + 1);
+#endif
 
 			ret = a->parse_aopt(a,&argc, &argv, TCA_ACT_OPTIONS, n);
-
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr,"bad action parsing\n");
 				goto bad_val;
@@ -259,7 +266,15 @@ tc_print_one_action(FILE * f, struct rtattr *arg)
 	}
 
 
+	/*XXX: hack to work around old kernels, newer xtables */
+#ifdef CONFIG_XT_HACK
+	if (strcmp(RTA_DATA(tb[TCA_ACT_KIND]), "ipt")==0)
+		a = get_action_kind("xt");
+	else 
+		a = get_action_kind(RTA_DATA(tb[TCA_ACT_KIND]));
+#else
 	a = get_action_kind(RTA_DATA(tb[TCA_ACT_KIND]));
+#endif
 	if (NULL == a)
 		return err;