diff --git a/tc/m_police.c b/tc/m_police.c
index 36a7719..76cdbe1 100644
--- a/tc/m_police.c
+++ b/tc/m_police.c
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ int act_parse_police(struct action_util *a,int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, int tca_
 			p.action = TC_POLICE_OK;
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "pipe") == 0) {
 			p.action = TC_POLICE_PIPE;
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "conform-exceed") == 0) {
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "action") == 0 ||
+			   strcmp(*argv, "conform-exceed") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (get_police_result(&p.action, &presult, *argv)) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Illegal \"action\"\n");