diff --git a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
index 741bfa7debb2..221697ab0247 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static int cls_cgroup_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long
 			   struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcmsg *t)
 {
 	struct cls_cgroup_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
-	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
 	t->tcm_handle = head->handle;
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ static int cls_cgroup_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flow.c b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
index 8e227180cabb..15d68f24a521 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flow.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int flow_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, nest);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_fw.c b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
index 23fda2ac0d19..a5269f76004c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_fw.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ static int fw_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 {
 	struct fw_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 	struct fw_filter *f = (struct fw_filter *)fh;
-	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
 	if (f == NULL)
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ static int fw_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_route.c b/net/sched/cls_route.c
index 098a27360b91..2ecd24688554 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_route.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_route.c
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ static int route4_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcmsg *t)
 {
 	struct route4_filter *f = (struct route4_filter *)fh;
-	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 	u32 id;
 
@@ -635,7 +634,7 @@ static int route4_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
index b7af3623a26a..edd8ade3fbc1 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
+++ b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ static int rsvp_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 {
 	struct rsvp_filter *f = (struct rsvp_filter *)fh;
 	struct rsvp_session *s;
-	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 	struct tc_rsvp_pinfo pinfo;
 
@@ -694,7 +693,7 @@ static int rsvp_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
index 0d9d8911a621..bd49bf547a47 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
@@ -489,11 +489,10 @@ static int tcindex_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 {
 	struct tcindex_data *p = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 	struct tcindex_filter_result *r = (struct tcindex_filter_result *) fh;
-	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
-	pr_debug("tcindex_dump(tp %p,fh 0x%lx,skb %p,t %p),p %p,r %p,b %p\n",
-		 tp, fh, skb, t, p, r, b);
+	pr_debug("tcindex_dump(tp %p,fh 0x%lx,skb %p,t %p),p %p,r %p\n",
+		 tp, fh, skb, t, p, r);
 	pr_debug("p->perfect %p p->h %p\n", p->perfect, p->h);
 
 	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, TCA_OPTIONS);
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ static int tcindex_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long fh,
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }