diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 1e5f6730ff3..35a07c830f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ static __inline__ int rtattr_strcmp(const struct rtattr *rta, const char *str)
 
 extern int rtnetlink_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, u32 group, int echo);
 extern int rtnl_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid);
-extern int rtnl_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, u32 group,
-		       struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gfp_t flags);
+extern void rtnl_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid,
+			u32 group, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gfp_t flags);
 extern void rtnl_set_sk_err(struct net *net, u32 group, int error);
 extern int rtnetlink_put_metrics(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 *metrics);
 extern int rtnl_put_cacheinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct dst_entry *dst,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index ba7be195803..fcffb3fb117 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ void br_ifinfo_notify(int event, struct net_bridge_port *port)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_LINK, err);
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index 32b3a0152d7..98691e1466b 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@ static void notify_rule_change(int event, struct fib_rule *rule,
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, pid, ops->nlgroup, nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, pid, ops->nlgroup, nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, ops->nlgroup, err);
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 278a142d104..e1144cb94b9 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -2534,7 +2534,8 @@ static void __neigh_notify(struct neighbour *n, int type, int flags)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, err);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 790dd205bb5..d78030f88bd 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ int rtnl_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid)
 	return nlmsg_unicast(rtnl, skb, pid);
 }
 
-int rtnl_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, u32 group,
-		struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gfp_t flags)
+void rtnl_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, u32 group,
+		 struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	struct sock *rtnl = net->rtnl;
 	int report = 0;
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int rtnl_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, u32 group,
 	if (nlh)
 		report = nlmsg_report(nlh);
 
-	return nlmsg_notify(rtnl, skb, pid, group, report, flags);
+	nlmsg_notify(rtnl, skb, pid, group, report, flags);
 }
 
 void rtnl_set_sk_err(struct net *net, u32 group, int error)
@@ -1246,7 +1246,8 @@ void rtmsg_ifinfo(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned change)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_LINK, err);
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index daf2b98b15f..e457769bf7a 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -769,7 +769,8 @@ static void dn_ifaddr_notify(int event, struct dn_ifaddr *ifa)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, &init_net, 0, RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, &init_net, 0, RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(&init_net, RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, err);
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_table.c b/net/decnet/dn_table.c
index 69ad9280c69..67054b0d550 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_table.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_table.c
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ static void dn_rtmsg_fib(int event, struct dn_fib_node *f, int z, u32 tb_id,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, &init_net, pid, RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE, nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, &init_net, pid, RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE, nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(&init_net, RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE, err);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index d519a6a6672..126bb911880 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,8 @@ static void rtmsg_ifa(int event, struct in_ifaddr *ifa, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, pid, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, pid, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, err);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index 4817dea3bc7..f831df50090 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -322,8 +322,9 @@ void rtmsg_fib(int event, __be32 key, struct fib_alias *fa,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, info->nl_net, info->pid, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
-			  info->nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, info->nl_net, info->pid, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
+		    info->nlh, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(info->nl_net, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE, err);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 03e2a1ad71e..f8f76d6e21c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3638,7 +3638,8 @@ static void inet6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, err);
@@ -3849,7 +3850,8 @@ void inet6_ifinfo_notify(int event, struct inet6_dev *idev)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, err);
@@ -3919,7 +3921,8 @@ static void inet6_prefix_notify(int event, struct inet6_dev *idev,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, err);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 3cd83b85e9e..9f061d1adbc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1095,11 +1095,7 @@ static void ndisc_ra_useropt(struct sk_buff *ra, struct nd_opt_hdr *opt)
 		&ipv6_hdr(ra)->saddr);
 	nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
 
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_ND_USEROPT, NULL,
-			  GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto errout;
-
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_ND_USEROPT, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	return;
 
 nla_put_failure:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index c3d486a3eda..1394ddb6e35 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2400,8 +2400,9 @@ void inet6_rt_notify(int event, struct rt6_info *rt, struct nl_info *info)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, info->pid, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE,
-			  info->nlh, gfp_any());
+	rtnl_notify(skb, net, info->pid, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE,
+		    info->nlh, gfp_any());
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, err);
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index ed587be1e1c..2760b62dc2c 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1760,12 +1760,18 @@ int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
 			exclude_pid = pid;
 		}
 
-		/* errors reported via destination sk->sk_err */
-		nlmsg_multicast(sk, skb, exclude_pid, group, flags);
+		/* errors reported via destination sk->sk_err, but propagate
+		 * delivery errors if NETLINK_BROADCAST_ERROR flag is set */
+		err = nlmsg_multicast(sk, skb, exclude_pid, group, flags);
 	}
 
-	if (report)
-		err = nlmsg_unicast(sk, skb, pid);
+	if (report) {
+		int err2;
+
+		err2 = nlmsg_unicast(sk, skb, pid);
+		if (!err || err == -ESRCH)
+			err = err2;
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
index 1ceea1f9241..cec4e595168 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ static void rtmsg_notify(int event, struct net_device *dev, u8 addr)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, dev_net(dev), 0,
-			  RTNLGRP_PHONET_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rtnl_notify(skb, dev_net(dev), 0,
+		    RTNLGRP_PHONET_IFADDR, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(dev_net(dev), RTNLGRP_PHONET_IFADDR, err);