1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 72668759cd2b..79cfa031dc7d 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family)
         } else
                 family->attrbuf = NULL;
 
-        family->id = idr_alloc(&genl_fam_idr, family,
-                               start, end + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+        family->id = idr_alloc_cyclic(&genl_fam_idr, family,
+                                      start, end + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (family->id < 0) {
                 err = family->id;
                 goto errout_free;