diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index bc8a1cd..2b325c3 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2353,8 +2353,13 @@
 static int __net_init rtnetlink_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
-	sk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_ROUTE, RTNLGRP_MAX,
-				   rtnetlink_rcv, &rtnl_mutex, THIS_MODULE);
+	struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
+		.groups		= RTNLGRP_MAX,
+		.input		= rtnetlink_rcv,
+		.cb_mutex	= &rtnl_mutex,
+	};
+
+	sk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_ROUTE, THIS_MODULE, &cfg);
 	if (!sk)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->rtnl = sk;