diff --git a/include/linux/fib_rules.h b/include/linux/fib_rules.h
index 04a397619ebe..51da65b68b85 100644
--- a/include/linux/fib_rules.h
+++ b/include/linux/fib_rules.h
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
 /* try to find source address in routing lookups */
 #define FIB_RULE_FIND_SADDR	0x00010000
 
-/* fib_rules families. values up to 127 are reserved for real address
- * families, values above 128 may be used arbitrarily.
- */
-#define FIB_RULES_IPV4		AF_INET
-#define FIB_RULES_IPV6		AF_INET6
-#define FIB_RULES_DECNET	AF_DECnet
-#define FIB_RULES_IPMR		128
-
 struct fib_rule_hdr {
 	__u8		family;
 	__u8		dst_len;
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index d1c7c90e9cd4..5a42c36cb6aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 #include <linux/if_addr.h>
 #include <linux/neighbour.h>
 
+/* rtnetlink families. Values up to 127 are reserved for real address
+ * families, values above 128 may be used arbitrarily.
+ */
+#define RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR		128
+#define RTNL_FAMILY_MAX			128
+
 /****
  *		Routing/neighbour discovery messages.
  ****/
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 78c85985cb30..fd781b62fa7f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockdep_rtnl_is_held);
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */
 
-static struct rtnl_link *rtnl_msg_handlers[NPROTO];
+static struct rtnl_link *rtnl_msg_handlers[RTNL_FAMILY_MAX + 1];
 
 static inline int rtm_msgindex(int msgtype)
 {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static rtnl_doit_func rtnl_get_doit(int protocol, int msgindex)
 {
 	struct rtnl_link *tab;
 
-	if (protocol < NPROTO)
+	if (protocol <= RTNL_FAMILY_MAX)
 		tab = rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol];
 	else
 		tab = NULL;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static rtnl_dumpit_func rtnl_get_dumpit(int protocol, int msgindex)
 {
 	struct rtnl_link *tab;
 
-	if (protocol < NPROTO)
+	if (protocol <= RTNL_FAMILY_MAX)
 		tab = rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol];
 	else
 		tab = NULL;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int __rtnl_register(int protocol, int msgtype,
 	struct rtnl_link *tab;
 	int msgindex;
 
-	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol >= NPROTO);
+	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol > RTNL_FAMILY_MAX);
 	msgindex = rtm_msgindex(msgtype);
 
 	tab = rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol];
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int rtnl_unregister(int protocol, int msgtype)
 {
 	int msgindex;
 
-	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol >= NPROTO);
+	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol > RTNL_FAMILY_MAX);
 	msgindex = rtm_msgindex(msgtype);
 
 	if (rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol] == NULL)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtnl_unregister);
  */
 void rtnl_unregister_all(int protocol)
 {
-	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol >= NPROTO);
+	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol > RTNL_FAMILY_MAX);
 
 	kfree(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol]);
 	rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol] = NULL;
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static int rtnl_dump_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	if (s_idx == 0)
 		s_idx = 1;
-	for (idx = 1; idx < NPROTO; idx++) {
+	for (idx = 1; idx <= RTNL_FAMILY_MAX; idx++) {
 		int type = cb->nlh->nlmsg_type-RTM_BASE;
 		if (idx < s_idx || idx == PF_PACKET)
 			continue;
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
index 1226bcad776b..48fdf10be7a1 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void dn_fib_rule_flush_cache(struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
 }
 
 static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata dn_fib_rules_ops_template = {
-	.family		= FIB_RULES_DECNET,
+	.family		= AF_DECnet,
 	.rule_size	= sizeof(struct dn_fib_rule),
 	.addr_size	= sizeof(u16),
 	.action		= dn_fib_rule_action,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index 8ab62a56701c..76daeb5ff564 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void fib4_rule_flush_cache(struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
 }
 
 static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata fib4_rules_ops_template = {
-	.family		= FIB_RULES_IPV4,
+	.family		= AF_INET,
 	.rule_size	= sizeof(struct fib4_rule),
 	.addr_size	= sizeof(u32),
 	.action		= fib4_rule_action,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 7d3e382aed64..41e8fc0ce8b3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int ipmr_rule_fill(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata ipmr_rules_ops_template = {
-	.family		= FIB_RULES_IPMR,
+	.family		= RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR,
 	.rule_size	= sizeof(struct ipmr_rule),
 	.addr_size	= sizeof(u32),
 	.action		= ipmr_rule_action,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 35f6949446f0..8e44f8f9c188 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static size_t fib6_rule_nlmsg_payload(struct fib_rule *rule)
 }
 
 static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata fib6_rules_ops_template = {
-	.family			= FIB_RULES_IPV6,
+	.family			= AF_INET6,
 	.rule_size		= sizeof(struct fib6_rule),
 	.addr_size		= sizeof(struct in6_addr),
 	.action			= fib6_rule_action,