1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index 0401d2916d9f..52e5abbc41db 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -375,14 +375,14 @@ static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
         struct uevent_sock *ue_sk;
         struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
                 .groups = 1,
+                .flags  = NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV,
         };
 
         ue_sk = kzalloc(sizeof(*ue_sk), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!ue_sk)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        ue_sk->sk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT,
-                                          THIS_MODULE, &cfg);
+        ue_sk->sk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, &cfg);
         if (!ue_sk->sk) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR
                        "kobject_uevent: unable to create netlink socket!\n");
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ static struct pernet_operations uevent_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
 {
-        netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, NL_NONROOT_RECV);
         return register_pernet_subsys(&uevent_net_ops);
 }