diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index 9fd0dc3cca99..2797b711a978 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static struct genl_family net_drop_monitor_family = {
 	.id             = GENL_ID_GENERATE,
 	.hdrsize        = 0,
 	.name           = "NET_DM",
-	.version        = 1,
+	.version        = 2,
 	.maxattr        = NET_DM_CMD_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -65,13 +65,17 @@ static void reset_per_cpu_data(struct per_cpu_dm_data *data)
 {
 	size_t al;
 	struct net_dm_alert_msg *msg;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
 
 	al = sizeof(struct net_dm_alert_msg);
 	al += dm_hit_limit * sizeof(struct net_dm_drop_point);
+	al += sizeof(struct nlattr);
+
 	data->skb = genlmsg_new(al, GFP_KERNEL);
 	genlmsg_put(data->skb, 0, 0, &net_drop_monitor_family,
 			0, NET_DM_CMD_ALERT);
-	msg = __nla_reserve_nohdr(data->skb, sizeof(struct net_dm_alert_msg));
+	nla = nla_reserve(data->skb, NLA_UNSPEC, sizeof(struct net_dm_alert_msg));
+	msg = nla_data(nla);
 	memset(msg, 0, al);
 	atomic_set(&data->dm_hit_count, dm_hit_limit);
 }
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ static void trace_kfree_skb_hit(struct sk_buff *skb, void *location)
 {
 	struct net_dm_alert_msg *msg;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
 	int i;
 	struct per_cpu_dm_data *data = &__get_cpu_var(dm_cpu_data);
 
@@ -127,7 +132,8 @@ static void trace_kfree_skb_hit(struct sk_buff *skb, void *location)
 	}
 
 	nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)data->skb->data;
-	msg = genlmsg_data(nlmsg_data(nlh));
+	nla = genlmsg_data(nlmsg_data(nlh));
+	msg = nla_data(nla);
 	for (i = 0; i < msg->entries; i++) {
 		if (!memcmp(&location, msg->points[i].pc, sizeof(void *))) {
 			msg->points[i].count++;
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ static void trace_kfree_skb_hit(struct sk_buff *skb, void *location)
 	 * We need to create a new entry
 	 */
 	__nla_reserve_nohdr(data->skb, sizeof(struct net_dm_drop_point));
+	nla->nla_len += NLA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct net_dm_drop_point));
 	memcpy(msg->points[msg->entries].pc, &location, sizeof(void *));
 	msg->points[msg->entries].count = 1;
 	msg->entries++;