diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index a3ba3ca..76393f2 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int genl_validate_ops(struct genl_family *family)
+static int genl_validate_ops(const struct genl_family *family)
 {
 	const struct genl_ops *ops = family->ops;
 	unsigned int n_ops = family->n_ops;
@@ -337,10 +337,6 @@
 				return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* family is not registered yet, so no locking needed */
-	family->ops = ops;
-	family->n_ops = n_ops;
-
 	return 0;
 }