diff --git a/include/net/fib_rules.h b/include/net/fib_rules.h
index c2bb5cae65156cacfe24d31fa954a7317aa7d188..b9b63395d002ef735cc56f6a48708bfc4be25353 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_rules.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_rules.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct fib_rules_ops
 					 struct flowi *, int);
 	int			(*configure)(struct fib_rule *,
 					     struct sk_buff *,
-					     struct nlmsghdr *,
 					     struct fib_rule_hdr *,
 					     struct nlattr **);
 	int			(*compare)(struct fib_rule *,
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index 98691e1466b80699b664983e5403b4b1a3a19db2..17d9f497b79742dbcccab038cf861785a73b09b1 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void *arg)
 	} else if (rule->action == FR_ACT_GOTO)
 		goto errout_free;
 
-	err = ops->configure(rule, skb, nlh, frh, tb);
+	err = ops->configure(rule, skb, frh, tb);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout_free;
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
index 14fbca55e908fba5e067312dc9561e94af2606b0..a2690b12e03c754e1a129439f0b063e414a874dd 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int dn_fib_rule_match(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *fl, int flags)
 }
 
 static int dn_fib_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				 struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
+				 struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
 				 struct nlattr **tb)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index 6080d712082160b649cea3675901072be287f705..38904be4102e7fe495b8597dff2515fca1351e79 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy fib4_rule_policy[FRA_MAX+1] = {
 };
 
 static int fib4_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			       struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
+			       struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
 			       struct nlattr **tb)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index f5de3f9dc692164edaf36f7bc0e0dcb0387dbb6f..e1a36dbb5a2743a3a99793ed3c7d46e3a5020d17 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy fib6_rule_policy[FRA_MAX+1] = {
 };
 
 static int fib6_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			       struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
+			       struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
 			       struct nlattr **tb)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;