2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/tipc.h b/include/linux/tipc.h
index ca754f3317f2..1faab77626f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/tipc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tipc.h
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ static inline void TLV_LIST_STEP(struct tlv_list_desc *list)
  * Configuration messages exchanged via NETLINK_GENERIC use the following
  * family id, name, version and command.
  */
-#define TIPC_GENL_FAMILY        0x222
 #define TIPC_GENL_NAME          "TIPC"
 #define TIPC_GENL_VERSION       0x1
 #define TIPC_GENL_CMD           0x1
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 35fbc7933604..08b974ed9109 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int handle_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         struct nlmsghdr *rep_nlh;
         struct nlmsghdr *req_nlh = info->nlhdr;
         struct tipc_genlmsghdr *req_userhdr = info->userhdr;
-        int hdr_space = NLMSG_SPACE(0);
+        int hdr_space = NLMSG_SPACE(GENL_HDRLEN + TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN);
 
         if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
                 rep_buf = cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_NOT_NET_ADMIN);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int handle_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 }
 
 static struct genl_family family = {
-        .id             = TIPC_GENL_FAMILY,
+        .id             = GENL_ID_GENERATE,
         .name           = TIPC_GENL_NAME,
         .version        = TIPC_GENL_VERSION,
         .hdrsize        = TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN,