diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 1445d73533ed..527023823b5c 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,8 @@ static int netlink_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 		dst_pid = addr->nl_pid;
 		dst_group = ffs(addr->nl_groups);
 		err =  -EPERM;
-		if (dst_group && !netlink_capable(sock, NL_NONROOT_SEND))
+		if ((dst_group || dst_pid) &&
+		    !netlink_capable(sock, NL_NONROOT_SEND))
 			goto out;
 	} else {
 		dst_pid = nlk->dst_pid;
@@ -2147,6 +2148,7 @@ static void __init netlink_add_usersock_entry(void)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].listeners, listeners);
 	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].module = THIS_MODULE;
 	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].registered = 1;
+	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].nl_nonroot = NL_NONROOT_SEND;
 
 	netlink_table_ungrab();
 }