diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml
index 11e4e23c5..ae163f769 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
                     <default>any</default>
                 </dst_port>
                 <direction type="OptionField">
-                    <Required>Y</Required>
+                    <Required>N</Required>
                     <default></default>
                     <OptionValues>
                         <__empty__>both</__empty__>