diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml
index 31238455f8e9..200e9a7e5b11 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml
@@ -1113,11 +1113,10 @@ attribute-sets:
       -
         name: prop-list
         type: nest
-        nested-attributes: link-attrs
+        nested-attributes: prop-list-link-attrs
       -
         name: alt-ifname
         type: string
-        multi-attr: true
       -
         name: perm-address
         type: binary
@@ -1163,6 +1162,13 @@ attribute-sets:
       -
         name: netns-immutable
         type: u8
+  -
+    name: prop-list-link-attrs
+    subset-of: link-attrs
+    attributes:
+      -
+        name: alt-ifname
+        multi-attr: true
   -
     name: af-spec-attrs
     attributes:
@@ -2453,7 +2459,6 @@ operations:
             - min-mtu
             - max-mtu
             - prop-list
-            - alt-ifname
             - perm-address
             - proto-down-reason
             - parent-dev-name