diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 01ced4a889e0..9e433d58d265 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1328,10 +1328,6 @@ static const struct nla_policy ifla_info_policy[IFLA_INFO_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
-static const struct nla_policy ifla_vfinfo_policy[IFLA_VF_INFO_MAX+1] = {
-	[IFLA_VF_INFO]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
-};
-
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_vf_policy[IFLA_VF_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_VF_MAC]		= { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_mac) },
 	[IFLA_VF_VLAN]		= { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_vlan) },
@@ -1488,96 +1484,98 @@ static int validate_linkmsg(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int do_setvfinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *attr)
+static int do_setvfinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr **tb)
 {
-	int rem, err = -EINVAL;
-	struct nlattr *vf;
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	nla_for_each_nested(vf, attr, rem) {
-		switch (nla_type(vf)) {
-		case IFLA_VF_MAC: {
-			struct ifla_vf_mac *ivm;
-			ivm = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_mac)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_mac(dev, ivm->vf,
-							  ivm->mac);
-			break;
-		}
-		case IFLA_VF_VLAN: {
-			struct ifla_vf_vlan *ivv;
-			ivv = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_vlan)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_vlan(dev, ivv->vf,
-							   ivv->vlan,
-							   ivv->qos);
-			break;
-		}
-		case IFLA_VF_TX_RATE: {
-			struct ifla_vf_tx_rate *ivt;
-			struct ifla_vf_info ivf;
-			ivt = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_get_vf_config)
-				err = ops->ndo_get_vf_config(dev, ivt->vf,
-							     &ivf);
-			if (err)
-				break;
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_rate)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_rate(dev, ivt->vf,
-							   ivf.min_tx_rate,
-							   ivt->rate);
-			break;
-		}
-		case IFLA_VF_RATE: {
-			struct ifla_vf_rate *ivt;
-			ivt = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_rate)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_rate(dev, ivt->vf,
-							   ivt->min_tx_rate,
-							   ivt->max_tx_rate);
-			break;
-		}
-		case IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK: {
-			struct ifla_vf_spoofchk *ivs;
-			ivs = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_spoofchk)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_spoofchk(dev, ivs->vf,
-							       ivs->setting);
-			break;
-		}
-		case IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE: {
-			struct ifla_vf_link_state *ivl;
-			ivl = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_link_state)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_link_state(dev, ivl->vf,
-								 ivl->link_state);
-			break;
-		}
-		case IFLA_VF_RSS_QUERY_EN: {
-			struct ifla_vf_rss_query_en *ivrssq_en;
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_MAC]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_mac *ivm = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_MAC]);
 
-			ivrssq_en = nla_data(vf);
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_rss_query_en)
-				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_rss_query_en(dev,
-							    ivrssq_en->vf,
-							    ivrssq_en->setting);
-			break;
-		}
-		default:
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (err)
-			break;
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_mac)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_mac(dev, ivm->vf,
+						  ivm->mac);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_VLAN]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_vlan *ivv = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_VLAN]);
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_vlan)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_vlan(dev, ivv->vf, ivv->vlan,
+						   ivv->qos);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_TX_RATE]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_tx_rate *ivt = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_TX_RATE]);
+		struct ifla_vf_info ivf;
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_get_vf_config)
+			err = ops->ndo_get_vf_config(dev, ivt->vf, &ivf);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_rate)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_rate(dev, ivt->vf,
+						   ivf.min_tx_rate,
+						   ivt->rate);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_RATE]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_rate *ivt = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_RATE]);
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_rate)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_rate(dev, ivt->vf,
+						   ivt->min_tx_rate,
+						   ivt->max_tx_rate);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_spoofchk *ivs = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK]);
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_spoofchk)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_spoofchk(dev, ivs->vf,
+						       ivs->setting);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_link_state *ivl = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE]);
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_link_state)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_link_state(dev, ivl->vf,
+							 ivl->link_state);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_VF_RSS_QUERY_EN]) {
+		struct ifla_vf_rss_query_en *ivrssq_en;
+
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		ivrssq_en = nla_data(tb[IFLA_VF_RSS_QUERY_EN]);
+		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_rss_query_en)
+			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_rss_query_en(dev, ivrssq_en->vf,
+							   ivrssq_en->setting);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1773,14 +1771,21 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST]) {
+		struct nlattr *vfinfo[IFLA_VF_MAX + 1];
 		struct nlattr *attr;
 		int rem;
+
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST], rem) {
-			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO) {
+			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO ||
+			    nla_len(attr) < NLA_HDRLEN) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto errout;
 			}
-			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, attr);
+			err = nla_parse_nested(vfinfo, IFLA_VF_MAX, attr,
+					       ifla_vf_policy);
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto errout;
+			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, vfinfo);
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto errout;
 			status |= DO_SETLINK_NOTIFY;