diff --git a/net/netlink/diag.c b/net/netlink/diag.c
index 3e3e2534478a..b2f0e986a6f4 100644
--- a/net/netlink/diag.c
+++ b/net/netlink/diag.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static int __netlink_diag_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 		goto done;
 
 	rhashtable_walk_exit(hti);
-	cb->args[2] = 0;
 	num++;
 
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