diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index de66d8f945ed66685b8a4a1ff0d3775981ec6c2f..d7d050f44fc131942b5e87ab3ce23edbc8376684 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	msg.req = nlmsg_data(req_nlh) + GENL_HDRLEN + TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN;
 	msg.cmd = req_userhdr->cmd;
 	msg.net = genl_info_net(info);
+	msg.dst_sk = skb->sk;
 
 	if ((msg.cmd & 0xC000) && (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))) {
 		msg.rep = tipc_get_err_tlv(TIPC_CFG_NOT_NET_ADMIN);