diff --git a/net/ieee802154/netlink.c b/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
index 1a81709..5172f46 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	if (genlmsg_end(msg, hdr) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	return genlmsg_multicast(msg, 0, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	return genlmsg_multicast(&nl802154_family, msg, 0, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
 out:
 	nlmsg_free(msg);
 	return -ENOBUFS;