diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index c416725..7a186e7 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
 	 * after validation, the socket and the ring may only be used by a
 	 * single process, otherwise we fall back to copying.
 	 */
-	if (atomic_long_read(&sk->sk_socket->file->f_count) > 2 ||
+	if (atomic_long_read(&sk->sk_socket->file->f_count) > 1 ||
 	    atomic_read(&nlk->mapped) > 1)
 		excl = false;