diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index f6af3e74fc44..670d74ab91ae 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -710,15 +710,8 @@ out:
 int rtnetlink_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, unsigned int group, int echo)
 {
 	struct sock *rtnl = net->rtnl;
-	int err = 0;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
-	if (echo)
-		refcount_inc(&skb->users);
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, pid, group, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (echo)
-		err = netlink_unicast(rtnl, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
-	return err;
+	return nlmsg_notify(rtnl, skb, pid, group, echo, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 int rtnl_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid)