diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index de1c800ef806..c7e3b5d3baa9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -123,26 +123,6 @@ void tipc_media_addr_printf(char *buf, int len, struct tipc_media_addr *a)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * tipc_media_get_names - record names of registered media in buffer
- */
-struct sk_buff *tipc_media_get_names(void)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *buf;
-	int i;
-
-	buf = tipc_cfg_reply_alloc(MAX_MEDIA * TLV_SPACE(TIPC_MAX_MEDIA_NAME));
-	if (!buf)
-		return NULL;
-
-	for (i = 0; media_info_array[i] != NULL; i++) {
-		tipc_cfg_append_tlv(buf, TIPC_TLV_MEDIA_NAME,
-				    media_info_array[i]->name,
-				    strlen(media_info_array[i]->name) + 1);
-	}
-	return buf;
-}
-
 /**
  * bearer_name_validate - validate & (optionally) deconstruct bearer name
  * @name: ptr to bearer name string
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h
index 06f25d144871..6b17795ff8bc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ int tipc_nl_media_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int tipc_media_set_priority(const char *name, u32 new_value);
 int tipc_media_set_window(const char *name, u32 new_value);
 void tipc_media_addr_printf(char *buf, int len, struct tipc_media_addr *a);
-struct sk_buff *tipc_media_get_names(void);
 int tipc_enable_l2_media(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b);
 void tipc_disable_l2_media(struct tipc_bearer *b);
 int tipc_l2_send_msg(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *buf,
diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index 6e4c215879c8..df410823e889 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_cfg_do_cmd(struct net *net, u32 orig_node, u16 cmd,
 		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_node_get_nodes(net, req_tlv_area,
 						  req_tlv_space);
 		break;
-	case TIPC_CMD_GET_MEDIA_NAMES:
-		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_media_get_names();
-		break;
 	case TIPC_CMD_SHOW_STATS:
 		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_show_stats();
 		break;
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index 48e15a4a36d8..d23075efaa76 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -822,6 +822,19 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_sk_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tipc_nl_compat_media_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
+				     struct nlattr **attrs)
+{
+	struct nlattr *media[TIPC_NLA_MEDIA_MAX + 1];
+
+	nla_parse_nested(media, TIPC_NLA_MEDIA_MAX, attrs[TIPC_NLA_MEDIA],
+			 NULL);
+
+	return tipc_add_tlv(msg->rep, TIPC_TLV_MEDIA_NAME,
+			    nla_data(media[TIPC_NLA_MEDIA_NAME]),
+			    nla_len(media[TIPC_NLA_MEDIA_NAME]));
+}
+
 static int tipc_nl_compat_handle(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump dump;
@@ -885,6 +898,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_handle(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 		dump.dumpit = tipc_nl_sk_dump;
 		dump.format = tipc_nl_compat_sk_dump;
 		return tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(&dump, msg);
+	case TIPC_CMD_GET_MEDIA_NAMES:
+		msg->rep_size = MAX_MEDIA * TLV_SPACE(TIPC_MAX_MEDIA_NAME);
+		dump.dumpit = tipc_nl_media_dump;
+		dump.format = tipc_nl_compat_media_dump;
+		return tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(&dump, msg);
 	}
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -992,6 +1010,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_tmp_wrap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	case TIPC_CMD_RESET_LINK_STATS:
 	case TIPC_CMD_SHOW_NAME_TABLE:
 	case TIPC_CMD_SHOW_PORTS:
+	case TIPC_CMD_GET_MEDIA_NAMES:
 		return tipc_nl_compat_recv(skb, info);
 	}