diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index 0401d29..c2e9778 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@
 	struct uevent_sock *ue_sk;
 	struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
 		.groups	= 1,
+		.flags	= NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV,
 	};
 
 	ue_sk = kzalloc(sizeof(*ue_sk), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -422,7 +423,6 @@
 
 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
 {
-	netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, NL_NONROOT_RECV);
 	return register_pernet_subsys(&uevent_net_ops);
 }