diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c b/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
index 2a82fb055c70..e7b774423dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void w1_netlink_send(struct w1_master *dev, struct w1_netlink_msg *msg)
 
 	memcpy(data, msg, sizeof(struct w1_netlink_msg));
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = dev->groups;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = dev->groups;
 	netlink_broadcast(dev->nls, skb, 0, dev->groups, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 nlmsg_failure:
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
index b0feb2374079..1d5b10ae2399 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
@@ -2,13 +2,34 @@
 #define _NFNETLINK_H
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-/* nfnetlink groups: Up to 32 maximum */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* nfnetlink groups: Up to 32 maximum - backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_NEW 		0x00000001
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_UPDATE		0x00000002
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_DESTROY		0x00000004
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW		0x00000008
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE		0x00000010
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY	0x00000020
+#endif
+
+enum nfnetlink_groups {
+	NFNLGRP_NONE,
+#define NFNLGRP_NONE			NFNLGRP_NONE
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW		NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW,
+#define	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY
+	__NFNLGRP_MAX,
+};
+#define NFNLGRP_MAX	(__NFNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* Generic structure for encapsulation optional netfilter information.
  * It is reminiscent of sockaddr, but with sa_family replaced
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h b/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
index 018979484150..6f425369ee29 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
@@ -56,7 +56,21 @@ struct nf_dn_rtmsg {
 
 #define NFDN_RTMSG(r) ((unsigned char *)(r) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nf_dn_rtmsg)))
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define DNRMG_L1_GROUP 0x01
 #define DNRMG_L2_GROUP 0x02
+#endif
+
+enum {
+	DNRNG_NLGRP_NONE,
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_NONE	DNRNG_NLGRP_NONE
+	DNRNG_NLGRP_L1,
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_L1		DNRNG_NLGRP_L1
+	DNRNG_NLGRP_L2,
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_L2		DNRNG_NLGRP_L2
+	__DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX	(__DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 #endif /*__LINUX_DECNET_NETFILTER_H*/
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 657c05ab8f9e..c231e9a08f0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -826,9 +826,8 @@ enum
 #define TCA_RTA(r)  ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct tcmsg))))
 #define TCA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct tcmsg))
 
-
-/* RTnetlink multicast groups */
-
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* RTnetlink multicast groups - backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define RTMGRP_LINK		1
 #define RTMGRP_NOTIFY		2
 #define RTMGRP_NEIGH		4
@@ -847,6 +846,43 @@ enum
 #define RTMGRP_DECnet_ROUTE     0x4000
 
 #define RTMGRP_IPV6_PREFIX	0x20000
+#endif
+
+/* RTnetlink multicast groups */
+enum rtnetlink_groups {
+	RTNLGRP_NONE,
+#define RTNLGRP_NONE		RTNLGRP_NONE
+	RTNLGRP_LINK,
+#define RTNLGRP_LINK		RTNLGRP_LINK
+	RTNLGRP_NOTIFY,
+#define RTNLGRP_NOTIFY		RTNLGRP_NOTIFY
+	RTNLGRP_NEIGH,
+#define RTNLGRP_NEIGH		RTNLGRP_NEIGH
+	RTNLGRP_TC,
+#define RTNLGRP_TC		RTNLGRP_TC
+	RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR
+	RTNLGRP_IPV4_MROUTE,
+#define	RTNLGRP_IPV4_MROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV4_MROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO
+	RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR,
+#define RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR
+	RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX	RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX
+	__RTNLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define RTNLGRP_MAX	(__RTNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* TC action piece */
 struct tcamsg
diff --git a/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h b/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h
index 957e6ebca4e6..bbf489decd84 100644
--- a/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h
@@ -20,10 +20,21 @@ enum {
 	SELNL_MSG_MAX
 };
 
-/* Multicast groups */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* Multicast groups - backwards compatiblility for userspace */
 #define SELNL_GRP_NONE		0x00000000
 #define SELNL_GRP_AVC		0x00000001	/* AVC notifications */
 #define SELNL_GRP_ALL		0xffffffff
+#endif
+
+enum selinux_nlgroups {
+	SELNLGRP_NONE,
+#define SELNLGRP_NONE	SELNLGRP_NONE
+	SELNLGRP_AVC,
+#define SELNLGRP_AVC	SELNLGRP_AVC
+	__SELNLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define SELNLGRP_MAX	(__SELNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* Message structures */
 struct selnl_msg_setenforce {
diff --git a/include/linux/xfrm.h b/include/linux/xfrm.h
index f0d423300d84..0fb077d68441 100644
--- a/include/linux/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/linux/xfrm.h
@@ -258,9 +258,27 @@ struct xfrm_usersa_flush {
 	__u8				proto;
 };
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define XFRMGRP_ACQUIRE		1
 #define XFRMGRP_EXPIRE		2
 #define XFRMGRP_SA		4
 #define XFRMGRP_POLICY		8
+#endif
+
+enum xfrm_nlgroups {
+	XFRMNLGRP_NONE,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_NONE		XFRMNLGRP_NONE
+	XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE	XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE
+	XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE	XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE
+	XFRMNLGRP_SA,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_SA		XFRMNLGRP_SA
+	XFRMNLGRP_POLICY,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_POLICY	XFRMNLGRP_POLICY
+	__XFRMNLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define XFRMNLGRP_MAX	(__XFRMNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_XFRM_H */
diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index bc000619f4f8..1ebd735d6439 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int send_uevent(const char *signal, const char *obj,
 		}
 	}
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = 1;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = 1;
 	return netlink_broadcast(uevent_sock, skb, 0, 1, gfp_mask);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
index acb888d32587..6845b5dd6d77 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ static void ulog_send(unsigned int nlgroup)
 	if (ub->qlen > 1)
 		ub->lastnlh->nlmsg_type = NLMSG_DONE;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(ub->skb).dst_groups = 1 << nlgroup;
-	netlink_broadcast(ebtulognl, ub->skb, 0, 1 << nlgroup, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(ub->skb).dst_group = nlgroup + 1;
+	netlink_broadcast(ebtulognl, ub->skb, 0, nlgroup + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	ub->qlen = 0;
 	ub->skb = NULL;
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 72ee00f7b30c..39fc55edf691 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -2343,8 +2343,8 @@ void neigh_app_ns(struct neighbour *n)
 	}
 	nlh			   = (struct nlmsghdr *)skb->data;
 	nlh->nlmsg_flags	   = NLM_F_REQUEST;
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_NEIGH;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_NEIGH, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group  = RTNLGRP_NEIGH;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static void neigh_app_notify(struct neighbour *n)
@@ -2361,8 +2361,8 @@ static void neigh_app_notify(struct neighbour *n)
 		return;
 	}
 	nlh			   = (struct nlmsghdr *)skb->data;
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_NEIGH;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_NEIGH, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group  = RTNLGRP_NEIGH;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARPD */
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9b3c61f1a37d..5f3f95b5585d 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int rtnetlink_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, unsigned group, int echo)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = group;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
 	if (echo)
 		atomic_inc(&skb->users);
 	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, pid, group, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ void rtmsg_ifinfo(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned change)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_LINK;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_LINK, GFP_KERNEL);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_LINK;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 static int rtnetlink_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
diff --git a/net/core/wireless.c b/net/core/wireless.c
index 3ff5639c0b78..19fa6a5389b3 100644
--- a/net/core/wireless.c
+++ b/net/core/wireless.c
@@ -1144,8 +1144,8 @@ static inline void rtmsg_iwinfo(struct net_device *	dev,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_LINK;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_LINK, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_LINK;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 #endif	/* WE_EVENT_NETLINK */
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 00233ecbc9cb..5610bb16dbf9 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -752,16 +752,16 @@ static void rtmsg_ifa(int event, struct dn_ifaddr *ifa)
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb) {
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (dn_dev_fill_ifaddr(skb, ifa, 0, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, EINVAL);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_DECnet_IFADDR;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 static int dn_dev_dump_ifaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_table.c b/net/decnet/dn_table.c
index 28ba5777a25a..73a88489ff3e 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_table.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_table.c
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ static void dn_rtmsg_fib(int event, struct dn_fib_node *f, int z, int tb_id,
                 kfree_skb(skb);
                 return;
         }
-        NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_DECnet_ROUTE;
+        NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE;
         if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO)
                 atomic_inc(&skb->users);
-        netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, pid, RTMGRP_DECnet_ROUTE, GFP_KERNEL);
+        netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, pid, RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO)
                 netlink_unicast(rtnl, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index 3068fddb2da3..353fed6888f9 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ static void dnrmg_send_peer(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	switch(flags & DN_RT_CNTL_MSK) {
 		case DN_RT_PKT_L1RT:
-			group = DNRMG_L1_GROUP;
+			group = DNRMG_L1_NLGRP;
 			break;
 		case DN_RT_PKT_L2RT:
-			group = DNRMG_L2_GROUP;
+			group = DNRMG_L2_NLGRP;
 			break;
 		default:
 			return;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void dnrmg_send_peer(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb2 = dnrmg_build_message(skb, &status);
 	if (skb2 == NULL)
 		return;
-	NETLINK_CB(skb2).dst_groups = group;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb2).dst_group = group;
 	netlink_broadcast(dnrmg, skb2, 0, group, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index d8a10e3dd77d..ba2895ae8151 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1111,13 +1111,12 @@ static void rtmsg_ifa(int event, struct in_ifaddr* ifa)
 	struct sk_buff *skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!skb)
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
 	else if (inet_fill_ifaddr(skb, ifa, current->pid, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, EINVAL);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, EINVAL);
 	} else {
-		NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR;
-		netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
+		netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 75d03e37b9a8..d4e7b578a25d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static void nl_fib_input(struct sock *sk, int len)
 	pid = nlh->nlmsg_pid;           /*pid of sending process */
 	NETLINK_CB(skb).pid = 0;         /* from kernel */
 	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_pid = pid;
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = 0;  /* unicast */
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = 0;  /* unicast */
 	netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }    
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index e278cb9d0075..7e4651b3caa8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ void rtmsg_fib(int event, u32 key, struct fib_alias *fa,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_IPV4_ROUTE;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE;
 	if (n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO)
 		atomic_inc(&skb->users);
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, pid, RTMGRP_IPV4_ROUTE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, pid, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO)
 		netlink_unicast(rtnl, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
index 1221a9c8bac2..a4e9278db4ed 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_conntrack_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int type;
 	unsigned char *b;
-	unsigned int flags = 0, groups;
+	unsigned int flags = 0, group;
 
 	/* ignore our fake conntrack entry */
 	if (ct == &ip_conntrack_untracked)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_conntrack_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 
 	if (events & IPCT_DESTROY) {
 		type = IPCTNL_MSG_CT_DELETE;
-		groups = NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_DESTROY;
+		group = NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY;
 		goto alloc_skb;
 	}
 	if (events & (IPCT_NEW | IPCT_RELATED)) {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_conntrack_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		flags = NLM_F_CREATE|NLM_F_EXCL;
 		/* dump everything */
 		events = ~0UL;
-		groups = NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_NEW;
+		group = NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW;
 		goto alloc_skb;
 	}
 	if (events & (IPCT_STATUS |
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_conntrack_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		      IPCT_HELPINFO |
 		      IPCT_NATINFO)) {
 		type = IPCTNL_MSG_CT_NEW;
-		groups = NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_UPDATE;
+		group = NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE;
 		goto alloc_skb;
 	} 
 	
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ alloc_skb:
 		goto nfattr_failure;
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
-	nfnetlink_send(skb, 0, groups, 0);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, 0, group, 0);
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 nlmsg_failure:
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_expect_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
 	proto = exp->tuple.dst.protonum;
-	nfnetlink_send(skb, 0, NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW, 0);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, 0, NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW, 0);
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 nlmsg_failure:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
index 1d8ac4595e17..89816b83455e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ static void ulog_send(unsigned int nlgroupnum)
 	if (ub->qlen > 1)
 		ub->lastnlh->nlmsg_type = NLMSG_DONE;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(ub->skb).dst_groups = (1 << nlgroupnum);
-	DEBUGP("ipt_ULOG: throwing %d packets to netlink mask %u\n",
-		ub->qlen, nlgroupnum);
-	netlink_broadcast(nflognl, ub->skb, 0, (1 << nlgroupnum), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(ub->skb).dst_group = nlgroupnum + 1;
+	DEBUGP("ipt_ULOG: throwing %d packets to netlink group %u\n",
+		ub->qlen, nlgroupnum + 1);
+	netlink_broadcast(nflognl, ub->skb, 0, nlgroupnum + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	ub->qlen = 0;
 	ub->skb = NULL;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index b9c3da349492..493abf94bcfc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2858,16 +2858,16 @@ static void inet6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa)
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb) {
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (inet6_fill_ifaddr(skb, ifa, current->pid, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, EINVAL);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static void inline ipv6_store_devconf(struct ipv6_devconf *cnf,
@@ -2994,16 +2994,16 @@ void inet6_ifinfo_notify(int event, struct inet6_dev *idev)
 	
 	skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb) {
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_IFINFO, ENOBUFS);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO, ENOBUFS);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (inet6_fill_ifinfo(skb, idev, current->pid, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_IFINFO, EINVAL);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO, EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_IPV6_IFINFO;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_IFINFO, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static int inet6_fill_prefix(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_dev *idev,
@@ -3054,16 +3054,16 @@ static void inet6_prefix_notify(int event, struct inet6_dev *idev,
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb) {
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, ENOBUFS);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, ENOBUFS);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (inet6_fill_prefix(skb, idev, pinfo, current->pid, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, EINVAL);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_IPV6_PREFIX;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static struct rtnetlink_link inet6_rtnetlink_table[RTM_NR_MSGTYPES] = {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 878789b3122d..6ea494ab4e02 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1850,16 +1850,16 @@ void inet6_rt_notify(int event, struct rt6_info *rt, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	
 	skb = alloc_skb(size, gfp_any());
 	if (!skb) {
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, ENOBUFS);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, ENOBUFS);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (rt6_fill_node(skb, rt, NULL, NULL, 0, event, pid, seq, 0, 0) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, EINVAL);
+		netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_IPV6_ROUTE;
-	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTMGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, gfp_any());
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE;
+	netlink_broadcast(rtnl, skb, 0, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, gfp_any());
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index 84efffdbade3..36a4c5fbb7d7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int nfnetlink_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, unsigned group, int echo)
 	int allocation = in_interrupt() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = group;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
 	if (echo)
 		atomic_inc(&skb->users);
 	netlink_broadcast(nfnl, skb, pid, group, allocation);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index c896a0118a32..8aebe8f6d271 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static int tca_action_flush(struct rtattr *rta, struct nlmsghdr *n, u32 pid)
 	nlh->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ROOT;
 	module_put(a->ops->owner);
 	kfree(a);
-	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTMGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
+	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTNLGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
 	if (err > 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ tca_action_gd(struct rtattr *rta, struct nlmsghdr *n, u32 pid, int event)
 
 		/* now do the delete */
 		tcf_action_destroy(head, 0);
-		ret = rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTMGRP_TC,
+		ret = rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTNLGRP_TC,
 		                     n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
 		if (ret > 0)
 			return 0;
@@ -698,9 +698,9 @@ static int tcf_add_notify(struct tc_action *a, u32 pid, u32 seq, int event,
 	x->rta_len = skb->tail - (u8*)x;
 	
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = RTMGRP_TC;
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = RTNLGRP_TC;
 	
-	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTMGRP_TC, flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
+	err = rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTNLGRP_TC, flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
 	if (err > 0)
 		err = 0;
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 3b5714ef4d1a..b4d89fbb3782 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int tfilter_notify(struct sk_buff *oskb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTMGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
+	return rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTNLGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
 }
 
 struct tcf_dump_args
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index b9a069af4a02..737681cb9a92 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static int qdisc_notify(struct sk_buff *oskb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	}
 
 	if (skb->len)
-		return rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTMGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
+		return rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTNLGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
 
 err_out:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static int tclass_notify(struct sk_buff *oskb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTMGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
+	return rtnetlink_send(skb, pid, RTNLGRP_TC, n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_ECHO);
 }
 
 struct qdisc_dump_args
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 4d553a1d2169..0579d209af27 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1125,9 +1125,8 @@ static int xfrm_exp_state_notify(struct xfrm_state *x, struct km_event *c)
 	if (build_expire(skb, x, c->data.hard) < 0)
 		BUG();
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_EXPIRE;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_EXPIRE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static int xfrm_notify_sa_flush(struct km_event *c)
@@ -1152,9 +1151,8 @@ static int xfrm_notify_sa_flush(struct km_event *c)
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_SA;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_SA, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_SA;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_SA, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 nlmsg_failure:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1228,9 +1226,8 @@ static int xfrm_notify_sa(struct xfrm_state *x, struct km_event *c)
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_SA;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_SA, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_SA;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_SA, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 nlmsg_failure:
 rtattr_failure:
@@ -1308,9 +1305,8 @@ static int xfrm_send_acquire(struct xfrm_state *x, struct xfrm_tmpl *xt,
 	if (build_acquire(skb, x, xt, xp, dir) < 0)
 		BUG();
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_ACQUIRE;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_ACQUIRE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 /* User gives us xfrm_user_policy_info followed by an array of 0
@@ -1409,9 +1405,8 @@ static int xfrm_exp_policy_notify(struct xfrm_policy *xp, int dir, struct km_eve
 	if (build_polexpire(skb, xp, dir, c->data.hard) < 0)
 		BUG();
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_EXPIRE;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_EXPIRE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static int xfrm_notify_policy(struct xfrm_policy *xp, int dir, struct km_event *c)
@@ -1459,9 +1454,8 @@ static int xfrm_notify_policy(struct xfrm_policy *xp, int dir, struct km_event *
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_POLICY;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_POLICY, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_POLICY;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_POLICY, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 nlmsg_failure:
 rtattr_failure:
@@ -1486,9 +1480,8 @@ static int xfrm_notify_policy_flush(struct km_event *c)
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - b;
 
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = XFRMGRP_POLICY;
-
-	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMGRP_POLICY, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = XFRMNLGRP_POLICY;
+	return netlink_broadcast(xfrm_nl, skb, 0, XFRMNLGRP_POLICY, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 nlmsg_failure:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/security/selinux/netlink.c b/security/selinux/netlink.c
index 0f7be6524555..20f481015db4 100644
--- a/security/selinux/netlink.c
+++ b/security/selinux/netlink.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static void selnl_notify(int msgtype, void *data)
 	nlh = NLMSG_PUT(skb, 0, 0, msgtype, len);
 	selnl_add_payload(nlh, len, msgtype, data);
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - tmp;
-	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_groups = SELNL_GRP_AVC;
-	netlink_broadcast(selnl, skb, 0, SELNL_GRP_AVC, GFP_USER);
+	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = SELNLGRP_AVC;
+	netlink_broadcast(selnl, skb, 0, SELNLGRP_AVC, GFP_USER);
 out:
 	return;