--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -735,12 +735,7 @@ static inline int do_one_broadcast(struc
 
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	if (p->skb2 == NULL) {
-		if (atomic_read(&p->skb->users) != 1) {
-			p->skb2 = skb_clone(p->skb, p->allocation);
-		} else {
-			p->skb2 = p->skb;
-			atomic_inc(&p->skb->users);
-		}
+		p->skb2 = skb_clone(p->skb, p->allocation);
 	}
 	if (p->skb2 == NULL) {
 		netlink_overrun(sk);
@@ -776,7 +771,8 @@ int netlink_broadcast(struct sock *ssk, 
 	info.delivered = 0;
 	info.allocation = allocation;
 	info.skb = skb;
-	info.skb2 = NULL;
+	info.skb2 = skb;
+	skb_get(skb);
 
 	/* While we sleep in clone, do not allow to change socket list */