diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index 1e8e9dd3f482..7a467b1f9099 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ static int tcmu_netlink_event_send(struct tcmu_dev *udev,
 	}
 
 	ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(&tcmu_genl_family, skb, 0,
-				      TCMU_MCGRP_CONFIG, GFP_KERNEL);
+				      TCMU_MCGRP_CONFIG);
 
 	/* Wait during an add as the listener may not be up yet */
 	if (ret == 0 ||
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 8043594a7f84..3cfa33a0aa16 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -336,13 +336,12 @@ static inline int genlmsg_multicast(const struct genl_family *family,
  * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
  * @portid: own netlink portid to avoid sending to yourself
  * @group: offset of multicast group in groups array
- * @flags: allocation flags
  *
  * This function must hold the RTNL or rcu_read_lock().
  */
 int genlmsg_multicast_allns(const struct genl_family *family,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
-			    unsigned int group, gfp_t flags);
+			    unsigned int group);
 
 /**
  * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 96eb91be9238..f34ca225c219 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int l2tp_tunnel_notify(struct genl_family *family,
 				  NLM_F_ACK, tunnel, cmd);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0);
 		/* We don't care if no one is listening */
 		if (ret == -ESRCH)
 			ret = 0;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int l2tp_session_notify(struct genl_family *family,
 				   NLM_F_ACK, session, cmd);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0);
 		/* We don't care if no one is listening */
 		if (ret == -ESRCH)
 			ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 69b3a6b82f68..789cdc1dbcdf 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -1089,15 +1089,11 @@ static int genl_ctrl_event(int event, const struct genl_family *family,
 	if (IS_ERR(msg))
 		return PTR_ERR(msg);
 
-	if (!family->netnsok) {
+	if (!family->netnsok)
 		genlmsg_multicast_netns(&genl_ctrl, &init_net, msg, 0,
 					0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	} else {
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		genlmsg_multicast_allns(&genl_ctrl, msg, 0,
-					0, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
+	else
+		genlmsg_multicast_allns(&genl_ctrl, msg, 0, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1441,23 +1437,23 @@ static int __init genl_init(void)
 
 core_initcall(genl_init);
 
-static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group,
-			 gfp_t flags)
+static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *tmp;
 	struct net *net, *prev = NULL;
 	bool delivered = false;
 	int err;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	for_each_net_rcu(net) {
 		if (prev) {
-			tmp = skb_clone(skb, flags);
+			tmp = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!tmp) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error;
 			}
 			err = nlmsg_multicast(prev->genl_sock, tmp,
-					      portid, group, flags);
+					      portid, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!err)
 				delivered = true;
 			else if (err != -ESRCH)
@@ -1466,27 +1462,31 @@ static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group,
 
 		prev = net;
 	}
+	err = nlmsg_multicast(prev->genl_sock, skb, portid, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	err = nlmsg_multicast(prev->genl_sock, skb, portid, group, flags);
 	if (!err)
 		delivered = true;
 	else if (err != -ESRCH)
 		return err;
 	return delivered ? 0 : -ESRCH;
  error:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return err;
 }
 
 int genlmsg_multicast_allns(const struct genl_family *family,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
-			    unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
+			    unsigned int group)
 {
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(group >= family->n_mcgrps))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	group = family->mcgrp_offset + group;
-	return genlmsg_mcast(skb, portid, group, flags);
+	return genlmsg_mcast(skb, portid, group);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genlmsg_multicast_allns);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index d286a10f3552..457b197e3172 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -16262,10 +16262,8 @@ void nl80211_common_reg_change_event(enum nl80211_commands cmd_id,
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	genlmsg_multicast_allns(&nl80211_fam, msg, 0,
-				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY);
 
 	return;
 
@@ -16779,10 +16777,8 @@ void nl80211_send_beacon_hint_event(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	genlmsg_multicast_allns(&nl80211_fam, msg, 0,
-				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY);
 
 	return;