diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index a731a01039..ac47c4b2f9 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -3121,6 +3121,7 @@ static void __init netlink_add_usersock_entry(void)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].listeners, listeners);
 	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].module = THIS_MODULE;
 	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].registered = 1;
+	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].nl_nonroot = NL_NONROOT_SEND;
 	nl_table[NETLINK_USERSOCK].flags = NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_SEND;
 
 	netlink_table_ungrab();