diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index f74dd133788f..c9fdde2bc73f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ struct netlink_skb_parms {
 	struct ucred		creds;		/* Skb credentials	*/
 	__u32			pid;
 	__u32			dst_group;
+	struct sock		*ssk;
 };
 
 #define NETLINK_CB(skb)		(*(struct netlink_skb_parms*)&((skb)->cb))
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 5463969da45b..7cb7867cc369 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@ static void netlink_rcv_wake(struct sock *sk)
 		wake_up_interruptible(&nlk->wait);
 }
 
-static int netlink_unicast_kernel(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int netlink_unicast_kernel(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				  struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
@@ -921,6 +922,7 @@ static int netlink_unicast_kernel(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (nlk->netlink_rcv != NULL) {
 		ret = skb->len;
 		skb_set_owner_r(skb, sk);
+		NETLINK_CB(skb).ssk = ssk;
 		nlk->netlink_rcv(skb);
 		consume_skb(skb);
 	} else {
@@ -947,7 +949,7 @@ retry:
 		return PTR_ERR(sk);
 	}
 	if (netlink_is_kernel(sk))
-		return netlink_unicast_kernel(sk, skb);
+		return netlink_unicast_kernel(sk, skb, ssk);
 
 	if (sk_filter(sk, skb)) {
 		err = skb->len;