diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 2c2aac4ac721..dc10525e90e7 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -1893,6 +1893,7 @@ static int tfilter_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u32 portid = oskb ? NETLINK_CB(oskb).portid : 0;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
@@ -1906,10 +1907,14 @@ static int tfilter_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 	}
 
 	if (unicast)
-		return netlink_unicast(net->rtnl, skb, portid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		err = netlink_unicast(net->rtnl, skb, portid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	else
+		err = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+				     n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
-			      n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	if (err > 0)
+		err = 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int tfilter_del_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oskb,
@@ -1941,12 +1946,15 @@ static int tfilter_del_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 	}
 
 	if (unicast)
-		return netlink_unicast(net->rtnl, skb, portid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
-
-	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
-			     n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+		err = netlink_unicast(net->rtnl, skb, portid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	else
+		err = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+				     n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
 	if (err < 0)
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Failed to send filter delete notification");
+
+	if (err > 0)
+		err = 0;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2688,6 +2696,7 @@ static int tc_chain_notify(struct tcf_chain *chain, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 	struct tcf_block *block = chain->block;
 	struct net *net = block->net;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
@@ -2701,9 +2710,14 @@ static int tc_chain_notify(struct tcf_chain *chain, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 	}
 
 	if (unicast)
-		return netlink_unicast(net->rtnl, skb, portid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		err = netlink_unicast(net->rtnl, skb, portid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	else
+		err = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+				     flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC, flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	if (err > 0)
+		err = 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int tc_chain_notify_delete(const struct tcf_proto_ops *tmplt_ops,
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 352b46f98440..fb8f138b9776 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,7 @@ static int tclass_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u32 portid = oskb ? NETLINK_CB(oskb).portid : 0;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
@@ -1834,8 +1835,11 @@ static int tclass_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oskb,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
-			      n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+			     n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	if (err > 0)
+		err = 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int tclass_del_notify(struct net *net,
@@ -1866,8 +1870,11 @@ static int tclass_del_notify(struct net *net,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
-			      n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+			     n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	if (err > 0)
+		err = 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS