diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index ac84686aaafb..2aa8a9d80fbe 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -988,9 +988,9 @@ struct nft_object *nf_tables_obj_lookup(const struct nft_table *table,
 					const struct nlattr *nla, u32 objtype,
 					u8 genmask);
 
-int nft_obj_notify(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table,
-		   struct nft_object *obj, u32 portid, u32 seq,
-		   int event, int family, int report, gfp_t gfp);
+void nft_obj_notify(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table,
+		    struct nft_object *obj, u32 portid, u32 seq,
+		    int event, int family, int report, gfp_t gfp);
 
 /**
  *	struct nft_object_type - stateful object type
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index ff7304ae58ac..5e0ccfd5bb37 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -461,16 +461,15 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_table_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int event)
+static void nf_tables_table_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int event)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!ctx->report &&
 	    !nfnetlink_has_listeners(ctx->net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -482,14 +481,11 @@ static int nf_tables_table_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int event)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-			     ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
+		       ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0) {
-		nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-				  err);
-	}
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, -ENOBUFS);
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_dump_tables(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -1050,16 +1046,15 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_chain_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int event)
+static void nf_tables_chain_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int event)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!ctx->report &&
 	    !nfnetlink_has_listeners(ctx->net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -1072,14 +1067,11 @@ static int nf_tables_chain_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int event)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-			     ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
+		       ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0) {
-		nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-				  err);
-	}
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, -ENOBUFS);
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_dump_chains(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -1934,18 +1926,16 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_rule_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				 const struct nft_rule *rule,
-				 int event)
+static void nf_tables_rule_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				  const struct nft_rule *rule, int event)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!ctx->report &&
 	    !nfnetlink_has_listeners(ctx->net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -1958,14 +1948,11 @@ static int nf_tables_rule_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-			     ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
+		       ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0) {
-		nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-				  err);
-	}
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, ctx->portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, -ENOBUFS);
 }
 
 struct nft_rule_dump_ctx {
@@ -2696,9 +2683,9 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_set_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				const struct nft_set *set,
-				int event, gfp_t gfp_flags)
+static void nf_tables_set_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				 const struct nft_set *set, int event,
+			         gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u32 portid = ctx->portid;
@@ -2706,9 +2693,8 @@ static int nf_tables_set_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 
 	if (!ctx->report &&
 	    !nfnetlink_has_listeners(ctx->net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, gfp_flags);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -2719,12 +2705,11 @@ static int nf_tables_set_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-			     ctx->report, gfp_flags);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, ctx->net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, ctx->report,
+		       gfp_flags);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0)
-		nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, err);
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(ctx->net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, -ENOBUFS);
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_dump_sets(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
@@ -3504,10 +3489,10 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_setelem_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				    const struct nft_set *set,
-				    const struct nft_set_elem *elem,
-				    int event, u16 flags)
+static void nf_tables_setelem_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				     const struct nft_set *set,
+				     const struct nft_set_elem *elem,
+				     int event, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct net *net = ctx->net;
 	u32 portid = ctx->portid;
@@ -3515,9 +3500,8 @@ static int nf_tables_setelem_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	int err;
 
 	if (!ctx->report && !nfnetlink_has_listeners(net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -3529,12 +3513,11 @@ static int nf_tables_setelem_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, ctx->report,
-			     GFP_KERNEL);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, ctx->report,
+		       GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0)
-		nfnetlink_set_err(net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, err);
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, -ENOBUFS);
 }
 
 static struct nft_trans *nft_trans_elem_alloc(struct nft_ctx *ctx,
@@ -4476,18 +4459,17 @@ static int nf_tables_delobj(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	return nft_delobj(&ctx, obj);
 }
 
-int nft_obj_notify(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table,
-		   struct nft_object *obj, u32 portid, u32 seq, int event,
-		   int family, int report, gfp_t gfp)
+void nft_obj_notify(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table,
+		    struct nft_object *obj, u32 portid, u32 seq, int event,
+		    int family, int report, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!report &&
 	    !nfnetlink_has_listeners(net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, gfp);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -4499,21 +4481,18 @@ int nft_obj_notify(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, report, gfp);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb, net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, report, gfp);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0) {
-		nfnetlink_set_err(net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, err);
-	}
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(net, portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, -ENOBUFS);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_obj_notify);
 
-static int nf_tables_obj_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				struct nft_object *obj, int event)
+static void nf_tables_obj_notify(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				 struct nft_object *obj, int event)
 {
-	return nft_obj_notify(ctx->net, ctx->table, obj, ctx->portid,
-			      ctx->seq, event, ctx->afi->family, ctx->report,
-			      GFP_KERNEL);
+	nft_obj_notify(ctx->net, ctx->table, obj, ctx->portid, ctx->seq, event,
+		       ctx->afi->family, ctx->report, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_fill_gen_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
@@ -4543,7 +4522,8 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_gen_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, int event)
+static void nf_tables_gen_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 int event)
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
 	struct sk_buff *skb2;
@@ -4551,9 +4531,8 @@ static int nf_tables_gen_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, int event)
 
 	if (nlmsg_report(nlh) &&
 	    !nfnetlink_has_listeners(net, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	skb2 = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (skb2 == NULL)
 		goto err;
@@ -4565,14 +4544,12 @@ static int nf_tables_gen_notify(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, int event)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	err = nfnetlink_send(skb2, net, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
-			     NFNLGRP_NFTABLES, nlmsg_report(nlh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	nfnetlink_send(skb2, net, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
+		       nlmsg_report(nlh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	return;
 err:
-	if (err < 0) {
-		nfnetlink_set_err(net, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
-				  err);
-	}
-	return err;
+	nfnetlink_set_err(net, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid, NFNLGRP_NFTABLES,
+			  -ENOBUFS);
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_getgen(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,