diff --git a/orchagent/aclorch.cpp b/orchagent/aclorch.cpp
index e3b279a482..898edc432c 100644
--- a/orchagent/aclorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/aclorch.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ bool AclRule::validateAddMatch(string attr_name, string attr_value)
     return setMatch(aclMatchLookup[attr_name], matchData);
 }
 
+bool AclRule::validateAddAction(string attr_name, string attr_value)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool AclRule::processIpType(string type, sai_uint32_t &ip_type)
 {
     SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
diff --git a/orchagent/aclorch.h b/orchagent/aclorch.h
index 9b1df18570..76ef87a8ab 100644
--- a/orchagent/aclorch.h
+++ b/orchagent/aclorch.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class AclRule
     AclRule(AclOrch *pAclOrch, string rule, string table, acl_table_type_t type, bool createCounter = true);
     virtual bool validateAddPriority(string attr_name, string attr_value);
     virtual bool validateAddMatch(string attr_name, string attr_value);
-    virtual bool validateAddAction(string attr_name, string attr_value) = 0;
+    virtual bool validateAddAction(string attr_name, string attr_value);
     virtual bool validate() = 0;
     bool processIpType(string type, sai_uint32_t &ip_type);
     inline static void setRulePriorities(sai_uint32_t min, sai_uint32_t max)