diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 9d993b4cf1af..acc76a738cfd 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2521,13 +2521,15 @@ int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
 		/* errors reported via destination sk->sk_err, but propagate
 		 * delivery errors if NETLINK_BROADCAST_ERROR flag is set */
 		err = nlmsg_multicast(sk, skb, exclude_portid, group, flags);
+		if (err == -ESRCH)
+			err = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (report) {
 		int err2;
 
 		err2 = nlmsg_unicast(sk, skb, portid);
-		if (!err || err == -ESRCH)
+		if (!err)
 			err = err2;
 	}