diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index 795c15dd1771..edc660778408 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *reset_per_cpu_data(struct per_cpu_dm_data *data)
 
 	al = sizeof(struct net_dm_alert_msg);
 	al += dm_hit_limit * sizeof(struct net_dm_drop_point);
-	al += sizeof(struct nlattr);
 
-	skb = genlmsg_new(al, GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = genlmsg_new(nla_total_size(al), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!skb)
 		goto err;