diff --git a/src/link/link_info/macsec.rs b/src/link/link_info/macsec.rs
index 3382363d..c8d24111 100644
--- a/src/link/link_info/macsec.rs
+++ b/src/link/link_info/macsec.rs
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ impl From<MacSecCipherId> for u64 {
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub enum MacSecValidation {
+pub enum MacSecValidate {
     Disabled,
     Check,
     Strict,
     Other(u8),
 }
 
-impl From<u8> for MacSecValidation {
+impl From<u8> for MacSecValidate {
     fn from(d: u8) -> Self {
         match d {
             MACSEC_VALIDATE_DISABLED => Self::Disabled,
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ impl From<u8> for MacSecValidation {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<MacSecValidation> for u8 {
-    fn from(d: MacSecValidation) -> Self {
+impl From<MacSecValidate> for u8 {
+    fn from(d: MacSecValidate) -> Self {
         match d {
-            MacSecValidation::Disabled => MACSEC_VALIDATE_DISABLED,
-            MacSecValidation::Check => MACSEC_VALIDATE_CHECK,
-            MacSecValidation::Strict => MACSEC_VALIDATE_STRICT,
-            MacSecValidation::Other(value) => value,
+            MacSecValidate::Disabled => MACSEC_VALIDATE_DISABLED,
+            MacSecValidate::Check => MACSEC_VALIDATE_CHECK,
+            MacSecValidate::Strict => MACSEC_VALIDATE_STRICT,
+            MacSecValidate::Other(value) => value,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub enum InfoMacSec {
     Es(u8),
     Scb(u8),
     ReplayProtect(u8),
-    Validation(MacSecValidation),
+    Validation(MacSecValidate),
     Offload(MacSecOffload),
     Other(DefaultNla),
 }
diff --git a/src/link/link_info/mod.rs b/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
index 17ad31ac..b7a09f6a 100644
--- a/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
+++ b/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub use self::ipoib::InfoIpoib;
 pub use self::ipvlan::InfoIpVlan;
 pub use self::mac_vlan::{InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap};
 pub use self::macsec::{
-    InfoMacSec, MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload, MacSecValidation,
+    InfoMacSec, MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate,
 };
 pub use self::sit::InfoSitTun;
 pub use self::tun::InfoTun;
diff --git a/src/link/mod.rs b/src/link/mod.rs
index 01f59ea2..0641f8f2 100644
--- a/src/link/mod.rs
+++ b/src/link/mod.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub use self::link_info::{
     InfoGreTun6, InfoGtp, InfoHsr, InfoIpVlan, InfoIpoib, InfoKind, InfoMacSec,
     InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap, InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, InfoSitTun, InfoTun,
     InfoVeth, InfoVlan, InfoVrf, InfoVti, InfoVxlan, InfoXfrm, LinkInfo,
-    LinkXstats, MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload, MacSecValidation, MiiStatus,
+    LinkXstats, MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate, MiiStatus,
     VlanQosMapping,
 };
 pub use self::link_layer_type::LinkLayerType;
diff --git a/src/link/tests/macsec.rs b/src/link/tests/macsec.rs
index 40536879..779492a4 100644
--- a/src/link/tests/macsec.rs
+++ b/src/link/tests/macsec.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use netlink_packet_utils::{Emitable, Parseable};
 use crate::link::{
     InfoData, InfoKind, InfoMacSec, LinkAttribute, LinkFlag, LinkHeader,
     LinkInfo, LinkLayerType, LinkMessage, LinkMessageBuffer, MacSecCipherId,
-    MacSecOffload, MacSecValidation,
+    MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate,
 };
 use crate::AddressFamily;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn test_macsec_link_info() {
                 InfoMacSec::Es(0),
                 InfoMacSec::Scb(0),
                 InfoMacSec::ReplayProtect(0),
-                InfoMacSec::Validation(MacSecValidation::Strict),
+                InfoMacSec::Validation(MacSecValidate::Strict),
                 InfoMacSec::Offload(MacSecOffload::Off),
             ])),
         ])],