diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 5266df33..648a7b6 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@
 		panic("rtnetlink_init: cannot allocate rta_buf\n");
 
 	rtnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_ROUTE, RTNLGRP_MAX, rtnetlink_rcv,
-				     THIS_MODULE);
+				     NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (rtnl == NULL)
 		panic("rtnetlink_init: cannot initialize rtnetlink\n");
 	netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_ROUTE, NL_NONROOT_RECV);