diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 92ad75549e9c..b6e6378dcbbd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ void rtmsg_ifinfo_newnet(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned int change,
 struct sk_buff *rtmsg_ifinfo_build_skb(int type, struct net_device *dev,
 				       unsigned change, u32 event,
 				       gfp_t flags, int *new_nsid,
-				       int new_ifindex, u32 portid, u32 seq);
+				       int new_ifindex, u32 portid,
+				       const struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
 void rtmsg_ifinfo_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		       gfp_t flags, u32 portid, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 48067321c0db..1488f700bf81 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -10847,7 +10847,7 @@ void unregister_netdevice_many_notify(struct list_head *head,
 		    dev->rtnl_link_state == RTNL_LINK_INITIALIZED)
 			skb = rtmsg_ifinfo_build_skb(RTM_DELLINK, dev, ~0U, 0,
 						     GFP_KERNEL, NULL, 0,
-						     portid, nlmsg_seq(nlh));
+						     portid, nlh);
 
 		/*
 		 *	Flush the unicast and multicast chains
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 5d8eb57867a9..6e44e92ebdf5 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -3972,16 +3972,23 @@ static int rtnl_dump_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 struct sk_buff *rtmsg_ifinfo_build_skb(int type, struct net_device *dev,
 				       unsigned int change,
 				       u32 event, gfp_t flags, int *new_nsid,
-				       int new_ifindex, u32 portid, u32 seq)
+				       int new_ifindex, u32 portid,
+				       const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err = -ENOBUFS;
+	u32 seq = 0;
 
 	skb = nlmsg_new(if_nlmsg_size(dev, 0), flags);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto errout;
 
+	if (nlmsg_report(nlh))
+		seq = nlmsg_seq(nlh);
+	else
+		portid = 0;
+
 	err = rtnl_fill_ifinfo(skb, dev, dev_net(dev),
 			       type, portid, seq, change, 0, 0, event,
 			       new_nsid, new_ifindex, -1, flags);
@@ -4017,7 +4024,7 @@ static void rtmsg_ifinfo_event(int type, struct net_device *dev,
 		return;
 
 	skb = rtmsg_ifinfo_build_skb(type, dev, change, event, flags, new_nsid,
-				     new_ifindex, portid, nlmsg_seq(nlh));
+				     new_ifindex, portid, nlh);
 	if (skb)
 		rtmsg_ifinfo_send(skb, dev, flags, portid, nlh);
 }