diff --git a/tc/m_connmark.c b/tc/m_connmark.c
index b1c7d3af..143d75de 100644
--- a/tc/m_connmark.c
+++ b/tc/m_connmark.c
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ parse_connmark(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, int tca_id,
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
diff --git a/tc/m_csum.c b/tc/m_csum.c
index 36181fa1..fb1183a9 100644
--- a/tc/m_csum.c
+++ b/tc/m_csum.c
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ parse_csum(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p,
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
diff --git a/tc/m_ife.c b/tc/m_ife.c
index 839e370a..ed01ff72 100644
--- a/tc/m_ife.c
+++ b/tc/m_ife.c
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ static int parse_ife(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,
 			p.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			p.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
diff --git a/tc/m_mirred.c b/tc/m_mirred.c
index e7e69dfc..64aad4d2 100644
--- a/tc/m_mirred.c
+++ b/tc/m_mirred.c
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ parse_egress(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "continue") == 0) {
 			p.action = TC_POLICE_UNSPEC;
 			NEXT_ARG();
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			p.action = TC_POLICE_OK;
 			NEXT_ARG();
 		}
diff --git a/tc/m_nat.c b/tc/m_nat.c
index 4b90121c..4d1b1edf 100644
--- a/tc/m_nat.c
+++ b/tc/m_nat.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ parse_nat(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, int tca_id, struct
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
diff --git a/tc/m_pedit.c b/tc/m_pedit.c
index 2a94dfba..a539b68b 100644
--- a/tc/m_pedit.c
+++ b/tc/m_pedit.c
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ parse_pedit(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, int tca_id, stru
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "continue") == 0) {
 			sel.sel.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			NEXT_ARG();
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			sel.sel.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			NEXT_ARG();
 		}
diff --git a/tc/m_skbedit.c b/tc/m_skbedit.c
index 180b9cbd..9ba288c0 100644
--- a/tc/m_skbedit.c
+++ b/tc/m_skbedit.c
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ parse_skbedit(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, int tca_id,
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "continue") == 0) {
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			NEXT_ARG();
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			sel.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			NEXT_ARG();
 		}
diff --git a/tc/m_vlan.c b/tc/m_vlan.c
index 3233d207..c2684461 100644
--- a/tc/m_vlan.c
+++ b/tc/m_vlan.c
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static int parse_vlan(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;
-		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0 ||
+			   matches(*argv, "ok") == 0) {
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_OK;
 			argc--;
 			argv++;