diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 8aefc52542a0..86b70385dce3 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1987,7 +1987,6 @@ static int netlink_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		copied = len;
 	}
 
-	skb_reset_transport_header(data_skb);
 	err = skb_copy_datagram_msg(data_skb, 0, msg, copied);
 
 	if (msg->msg_name) {