diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
index 9806c44f604c..32736b2d8ae8 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
index 12a0a045605d..25fe1379b180 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -254,6 +254,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
index 3d338c48bf21..6ea1c947ce51 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
index 896797876414..d976851b80f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -261,6 +261,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object