diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index abec5c45b5a4..c15c2083ac84 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -1785,31 +1785,45 @@ static int tcf_action_delete(struct net *net, struct tc_action *actions[])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-tcf_reoffload_del_notify(struct net *net, struct tc_action *action)
+static struct sk_buff *tcf_reoffload_del_notify_msg(struct net *net,
+						    struct tc_action *action)
 {
 	size_t attr_size = tcf_action_fill_size(action);
 	struct tc_action *actions[TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO] = {
 		[0] = action,
 	};
-	const struct tc_action_ops *ops = action->ops;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int ret;
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(attr_size <= NLMSG_GOODSIZE ? NLMSG_GOODSIZE : attr_size,
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = alloc_skb(max(attr_size, NLMSG_GOODSIZE), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOBUFS;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
 
 	if (tca_get_fill(skb, actions, 0, 0, 0, RTM_DELACTION, 0, 1, NULL) <= 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static int tcf_reoffload_del_notify(struct net *net, struct tc_action *action)
+{
+	const struct tc_action_ops *ops = action->ops;
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!rtnl_notify_needed(net, 0, RTNLGRP_TC))
+		goto skip_msg;
+
+	skb = tcf_reoffload_del_notify_msg(net, action);
+	if (IS_ERR(skb))
+		return PTR_ERR(skb);
+
+skip_msg:
 	ret = tcf_idr_release_unsafe(action);
 	if (ret == ACT_P_DELETED) {
 		module_put(ops->owner);
-		ret = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_TC, 0);
+		ret = rtnetlink_maybe_send(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_TC, 0);
 	} else {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
@@ -1875,25 +1889,42 @@ int tcf_action_reoffload_cb(flow_indr_block_bind_cb_t *cb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-tcf_del_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n, struct tc_action *actions[],
-	       u32 portid, size_t attr_size, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static struct sk_buff *tcf_del_notify_msg(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+					  struct tc_action *actions[],
+					  u32 portid, size_t attr_size,
+					  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(attr_size <= NLMSG_GOODSIZE ? NLMSG_GOODSIZE : attr_size,
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = alloc_skb(max(attr_size, NLMSG_GOODSIZE), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOBUFS;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
 
 	if (tca_get_fill(skb, actions, portid, n->nlmsg_seq, 0, RTM_DELACTION,
 			 0, 2, extack) <= 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Failed to fill netlink TC action attributes");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static int tcf_del_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+			  struct tc_action *actions[], u32 portid,
+			  size_t attr_size, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!rtnl_notify_needed(net, n->nlmsg_flags, RTNLGRP_TC))
+		goto skip_msg;
+
+	skb = tcf_del_notify_msg(net, n, actions, portid, attr_size, extack);
+	if (IS_ERR(skb))
+		return PTR_ERR(skb);
+
+skip_msg:
 	/* now do the delete */
 	ret = tcf_action_delete(net, actions);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1902,9 +1933,8 @@ tcf_del_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n, struct tc_action *actions[],
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
-			     n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
-	return ret;
+	return rtnetlink_maybe_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+				    n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1955,26 +1985,43 @@ tca_action_gd(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-tcf_add_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n, struct tc_action *actions[],
-	       u32 portid, size_t attr_size, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static struct sk_buff *tcf_add_notify_msg(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+					  struct tc_action *actions[],
+					  u32 portid, size_t attr_size,
+					  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(attr_size <= NLMSG_GOODSIZE ? NLMSG_GOODSIZE : attr_size,
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = alloc_skb(max(attr_size, NLMSG_GOODSIZE), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOBUFS;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
 
 	if (tca_get_fill(skb, actions, portid, n->nlmsg_seq, n->nlmsg_flags,
 			 RTM_NEWACTION, 0, 0, extack) <= 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Failed to fill netlink attributes while adding TC action");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
-			      n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static int tcf_add_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+			  struct tc_action *actions[], u32 portid,
+			  size_t attr_size, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+
+	if (!rtnl_notify_needed(net, n->nlmsg_flags, RTNLGRP_TC))
+		goto skip_msg;
+
+	skb = tcf_add_notify_msg(net, n, actions, portid, attr_size, extack);
+	if (IS_ERR(skb))
+		return PTR_ERR(skb);
+
+skip_msg:
+	return rtnetlink_maybe_send(skb, net, portid, RTNLGRP_TC,
+				    n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
 }
 
 static int tcf_action_add(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
