diff --git a/net/shaper/shaper.c b/net/shaper/shaper.c
index 12e5e0c18643..08fde2d9e8aa 100644
--- a/net/shaper/shaper.c
+++ b/net/shaper/shaper.c
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ static int net_shaper_handle_size(void)
 			      nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)));
 }
 
+static int net_shaper_group_reply_size(void)
+{
+	return nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +	/* NET_SHAPER_A_IFINDEX */
+	       net_shaper_handle_size();	/* NET_SHAPER_A_HANDLE */
+}
+
 static int net_shaper_fill_binding(struct sk_buff *msg,
 				   const struct net_shaper_binding *binding,
 				   u32 type)
@@ -1227,7 +1233,7 @@ static int net_shaper_group_send_reply(struct net_shaper_binding *binding,
 free_msg:
 	/* Should never happen as msg is pre-allocated with enough space. */
 	WARN_ONCE(true, "calculated message payload length (%d)",
-		  net_shaper_handle_size());
+		  net_shaper_group_reply_size());
 	nlmsg_free(msg);
 	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
@@ -1275,7 +1281,7 @@ int net_shaper_nl_group_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	/* Prepare the msg reply in advance, to avoid device operation
 	 * rollback on allocation failure.
 	 */
-	msg = genlmsg_new(net_shaper_handle_size(), GFP_KERNEL);
+	msg = genlmsg_new(net_shaper_group_reply_size(), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!msg) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_leaves;