--- linux-2.4.0-test7/net/netlink/af_netlink.c-test7	Tue Aug  1 00:30:29 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-test7/net/netlink/af_netlink.c	Thu Aug 31 14:42:56 2000
@@ -539,8 +539,10 @@
 		    !(sk->protinfo.af_netlink->groups&group))
 			continue;
 
-		sk->err = code;
-		sk->error_report(sk);
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(0, &sk->protinfo.af_netlink->state)) {
+			sk->err = code;
+			sk->error_report(sk);
+		}
 	}
 	read_unlock(&nl_table_lock);
 }