diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index ee841f00a6ec715914fb14bb31dc8405f8dd4c4e..7586d446d7dcafc5c44b43190398840b68107d1f 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
 #include <linux/genetlink.h>
+#include <linux/net_namespace.h>
 
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
@@ -1415,7 +1416,8 @@ static void do_one_broadcast(struct sock *sk,
 		goto out;
 	}
 	NETLINK_CB(p->skb2).nsid = peernet2id(sock_net(sk), p->net);
-	NETLINK_CB(p->skb2).nsid_is_set = true;
+	if (NETLINK_CB(p->skb2).nsid != NETNSA_NSID_NOT_ASSIGNED)
+		NETLINK_CB(p->skb2).nsid_is_set = true;
 	val = netlink_broadcast_deliver(sk, p->skb2);
 	if (val < 0) {
 		netlink_overrun(sk);