diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index f16444b..65aebd4 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1509,6 +1509,9 @@
 
 	if (send_addr_notify)
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
+	min_ifinfo_dump_size = max_t(u16, if_nlmsg_size(dev),
+				     min_ifinfo_dump_size);
+
 	return err;
 }