diff --git a/net/ieee802154/netlink.c b/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
index 9247252..7e49bbc 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 
 int ieee802154_nl_mcast(struct sk_buff *msg, unsigned int group)
 {
-	/* XXX: nlh is right at the start of msg */
-	void *hdr = genlmsg_data(nlmsg_data(msg->data));
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
+	void *hdr = genlmsg_data(nlmsg_data(nlh));
 
 	if (genlmsg_end(msg, hdr) < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
 
 int ieee802154_nl_reply(struct sk_buff *msg, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	/* XXX: nlh is right at the start of msg */
-	void *hdr = genlmsg_data(nlmsg_data(msg->data));
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
+	void *hdr = genlmsg_data(nlmsg_data(nlh));
 
 	if (genlmsg_end(msg, hdr) < 0)
 		goto out;