diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 10c89d47f685..3b2d864ab942 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static int pfkey_get(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct sadb_msg *hdr,
 
 	out_hdr = (struct sadb_msg *) out_skb->data;
 	out_hdr->sadb_msg_version = hdr->sadb_msg_version;
-	out_hdr->sadb_msg_type = SADB_DUMP;
+	out_hdr->sadb_msg_type = SADB_GET;
 	out_hdr->sadb_msg_satype = pfkey_proto2satype(proto);
 	out_hdr->sadb_msg_errno = 0;
 	out_hdr->sadb_msg_reserved = 0;