diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 41d37442f186..5cc1037d4917 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static void *ctrl_dumppolicy_prep(struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 static int ctrl_dumppolicy_put_op(struct sk_buff *skb,
-				  struct netlink_callback *cb,
+				  struct netlink_callback *cb, u32 cmd,
 				  struct genl_split_ops *doit,
 				  struct genl_split_ops *dumpit)
 {
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ static int ctrl_dumppolicy_put_op(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!nest_pol)
 		goto err;
 
-	nest_op = nla_nest_start(skb, doit->cmd);
+	nest_op = nla_nest_start(skb, cmd);
 	if (!nest_op)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -1721,7 +1721,8 @@ static int ctrl_dumppolicy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 						      &doit, &dumpit)))
 				return -ENOENT;
 
-			if (ctrl_dumppolicy_put_op(skb, cb, &doit, &dumpit))
+			if (ctrl_dumppolicy_put_op(skb, cb, ctx->op,
+						   &doit, &dumpit))
 				return skb->len;
 
 			/* done with the per-op policy index list */
@@ -1730,6 +1731,7 @@ static int ctrl_dumppolicy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 		while (ctx->dump_map) {
 			if (ctrl_dumppolicy_put_op(skb, cb,
+						   ctx->op_iter->cmd,
 						   &ctx->op_iter->doit,
 						   &ctx->op_iter->dumpit))
 				return skb->len;