diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 5202fe0b0867..e6b1d9758c9c 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ DEFINE_RWLOCK(nl_table_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nl_table_lock);
 static atomic_t nl_table_users = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
-#define nl_deref_protected(X) rcu_dereference_protected(X, lockdep_is_held(&nl_table_lock));
+#define nl_deref_protected(X) rcu_dereference_protected(X, lockdep_is_held(&nl_table_lock))
 
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(netlink_chain);