diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index aa187672cf99..077c56cbed4e 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ static int tcmu_netlink_event_send(struct tcmu_dev *udev,
 	}
 
 	ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(&tcmu_genl_family, skb, 0,
-				      TCMU_MCGRP_CONFIG);
+				      TCMU_MCGRP_CONFIG, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	/* Wait during an add as the listener may not be up yet */
 	if (ret == 0 ||
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index d5b2e09a81d8..2d9e67a69cbe 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -296,12 +296,13 @@ static inline int genlmsg_multicast(const struct genl_family *family,
  * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
  * @portid: own netlink portid to avoid sending to yourself
  * @group: offset of multicast group in groups array
+ * @flags: allocation flags
  *
  * This function must hold the RTNL or rcu_read_lock().
  */
 int genlmsg_multicast_allns(const struct genl_family *family,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
-			    unsigned int group);
+			    unsigned int group, gfp_t flags);
 
 /**
  * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 733f59822f8f..ebb381c3f1b9 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int l2tp_tunnel_notify(struct genl_family *family,
 				  NLM_F_ACK, tunnel, cmd);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0);
+		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		/* We don't care if no one is listening */
 		if (ret == -ESRCH)
 			ret = 0;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int l2tp_session_notify(struct genl_family *family,
 				   NLM_F_ACK, session, cmd);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0);
+		ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(family, msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		/* We don't care if no one is listening */
 		if (ret == -ESRCH)
 			ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 374c06353376..102b8d6b5612 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -949,11 +949,15 @@ static int genl_ctrl_event(int event, const struct genl_family *family,
 	if (IS_ERR(msg))
 		return PTR_ERR(msg);
 
-	if (!family->netnsok)
+	if (!family->netnsok) {
 		genlmsg_multicast_netns(&genl_ctrl, &init_net, msg, 0,
 					0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	else
-		genlmsg_multicast_allns(&genl_ctrl, msg, 0, 0);
+	} else {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		genlmsg_multicast_allns(&genl_ctrl, msg, 0,
+					0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1054,23 +1058,23 @@ struct nlattr **genl_family_attrbuf(const struct genl_family *family)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_family_attrbuf);
 
-static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group)
+static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group,
+			 gfp_t flags)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *tmp;
 	struct net *net, *prev = NULL;
 	bool delivered = false;
 	int err;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	for_each_net_rcu(net) {
 		if (prev) {
-			tmp = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tmp = skb_clone(skb, flags);
 			if (!tmp) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error;
 			}
 			err = nlmsg_multicast(prev->genl_sock, tmp,
-					      portid, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
+					      portid, group, flags);
 			if (!err)
 				delivered = true;
 			else if (err != -ESRCH)
@@ -1079,30 +1083,26 @@ static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group)
 
 		prev = net;
 	}
-	err = nlmsg_multicast(prev->genl_sock, skb, portid, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	err = nlmsg_multicast(prev->genl_sock, skb, portid, group, flags);
 	if (!err)
 		delivered = true;
 	else if (err != -ESRCH)
 		return err;
 	return delivered ? 0 : -ESRCH;
  error:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return err;
 }
 
 int genlmsg_multicast_allns(const struct genl_family *family,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
-			    unsigned int group)
+			    unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(group >= family->n_mcgrps))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	group = family->mcgrp_offset + group;
-	return genlmsg_mcast(skb, portid, group);
+	return genlmsg_mcast(skb, portid, group, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genlmsg_multicast_allns);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index f32958dd9555..988d8f9a1b14 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -15407,8 +15407,10 @@ void nl80211_common_reg_change_event(enum nl80211_commands cmd_id,
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	genlmsg_multicast_allns(&nl80211_fam, msg, 0,
-				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY);
+				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return;
 
@@ -15907,8 +15909,10 @@ void nl80211_send_beacon_hint_event(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	genlmsg_multicast_allns(&nl80211_fam, msg, 0,
-				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY);
+				NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return;