diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index cdd19c5..4d4cb46 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
 static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, int how);
 
-static void addrconf_dad_start(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, int flags);
+static void addrconf_dad_start(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, u32 flags);
 static void addrconf_dad_timer(unsigned long data);
 static void addrconf_dad_completed(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp);
 static void addrconf_rs_timer(unsigned long data);
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
 
 static struct inet6_ifaddr *
 ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
-	      int scope, unsigned flags)
+	      int scope, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa = NULL;
 	struct rt6_info *rt;
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@
 
 static void
 addrconf_prefix_route(struct in6_addr *pfx, int plen, struct net_device *dev,
-		      unsigned long expires, unsigned flags)
+		      unsigned long expires, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct in6_rtmsg rtmsg;
 
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@
 /*
  *	Duplicate Address Detection
  */
-static void addrconf_dad_start(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, int flags)
+static void addrconf_dad_start(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = ifp->idev;
 	struct net_device *dev = idev->dev;
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@
 }
 
 static int inet6_fill_ifmcaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ifmcaddr6 *ifmca,
-				u32 pid, u32 seq, int event, unsigned flags)
+				u32 pid, u32 seq, int event, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct ifaddrmsg *ifm;
 	struct nlmsghdr  *nlh;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 914c85f..9594206 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -428,15 +428,15 @@
 
 static int
 tca_get_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, u32 pid, u32 seq,
-             unsigned flags, int event, int bind, int ref)
+             u16 flags, int event, int bind, int ref)
 {
 	struct tcamsg *t;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	unsigned char *b = skb->tail;
 	struct rtattr *x;
 
-	nlh = NLMSG_PUT(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*t));
-	nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
+	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*t), flags);
+
 	t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 	t->tca_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
 }
 
 static int tcf_add_notify(struct tc_action *a, u32 pid, u32 seq, int event,
-                          unsigned flags)
+                          u16 flags)
 {
 	struct tcamsg *t;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@
 
 	b = (unsigned char *)skb->tail;
 
-	nlh = NLMSG_PUT(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*t));
-	nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
+	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*t), flags);
 	t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 	t->tca_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 56e66c3..1616bf5 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -322,14 +322,13 @@
 
 static int
 tcf_fill_node(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
-	      u32 pid, u32 seq, unsigned flags, int event)
+	      u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags, int event)
 {
 	struct tcmsg *tcm;
 	struct nlmsghdr  *nlh;
 	unsigned char	 *b = skb->tail;
 
-	nlh = NLMSG_PUT(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*tcm));
-	nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
+	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*tcm), flags);
 	tcm = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 	tcm->tcm_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	tcm->tcm_ifindex = tp->q->dev->ifindex;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 07977f8..97c1c75 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -760,15 +760,14 @@
 }
 
 static int tc_fill_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q, u32 clid,
-			 u32 pid, u32 seq, unsigned flags, int event)
+			 u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags, int event)
 {
 	struct tcmsg *tcm;
 	struct nlmsghdr  *nlh;
 	unsigned char	 *b = skb->tail;
 	struct gnet_dump d;
 
-	nlh = NLMSG_PUT(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*tcm));
-	nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
+	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*tcm), flags);
 	tcm = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 	tcm->tcm_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	tcm->tcm_ifindex = q->dev->ifindex;
@@ -997,7 +996,7 @@
 
 static int tc_fill_tclass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 			  unsigned long cl,
-			  u32 pid, u32 seq, unsigned flags, int event)
+			  u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags, int event)
 {
 	struct tcmsg *tcm;
 	struct nlmsghdr  *nlh;
@@ -1005,8 +1004,7 @@
 	struct gnet_dump d;
 	struct Qdisc_class_ops *cl_ops = q->ops->cl_ops;
 
-	nlh = NLMSG_PUT(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*tcm));
-	nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
+	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*tcm), flags);
 	tcm = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 	tcm->tcm_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	tcm->tcm_ifindex = q->dev->ifindex;