diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 52d8b1a73d521b5bb792148a2f17fff854aec9d6..c5b96b2b81554e452630774254c1a2ae4e9a9f34 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct genl_info
  */
 struct genl_ops
 {
-	unsigned int		cmd;
+	u8			cmd;
 	unsigned int		flags;
 	struct nla_policy	*policy;
 	int		       (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 287cfcc56951a86d145bd442a5dd7e9229de44e5..3b1378498d50b12647f2ea433a341b16502e1ac9 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int ctrl_dumpfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *ctrl_build_msg(struct genl_family *family, u32 pid,
-				      int seq, int cmd)
+				      int seq, u8 cmd)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;