diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index 217516357ef2..0ac7af261a5c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -275,8 +275,9 @@ static int __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 static int tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 				 struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct sk_buff *arg;
+	void *hdr;
+	int err;
 
 	if (msg->req_type && (!msg->req_size ||
 			      !TLV_CHECK_TYPE(msg->req, msg->req_type)))
@@ -305,6 +306,16 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(arg, 0, 0, &tipc_genl_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
+			  TIPC_NL_LEGACY);
+	if (!hdr) {
+		kfree_skb(arg);
+		kfree_skb(msg->rep);
+		msg->rep = NULL;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
+	genlmsg_end(arg, hdr);
+
 	err = __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(cmd, msg, arg);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree_skb(msg->rep);