diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index d5bfaba595c7..2aee0f510876 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ __nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq, int type, int len, int flags)
 }
 
 #define NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, type, len, flags) \
-({	if (skb_tailroom(skb) < (int)NLMSG_SPACE(len)) \
+({	if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < (int)NLMSG_SPACE(len))) \
 		goto nlmsg_failure; \
 	__nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, len, flags); })
 
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 9298218c07f9..db4b935b6c7e 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
 
 #define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
 	do { \
-		if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0) \
+		if (unlikely(nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)) \
 			goto nla_put_failure; \
 	} while(0)