diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c b/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
index 40788c925d1c..73705aff53cb 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
@@ -54,28 +54,29 @@ static void w1_send_slave(struct w1_master *dev, u64 rn)
 	struct w1_netlink_msg *hdr = (struct w1_netlink_msg *)(msg + 1);
 	struct w1_netlink_cmd *cmd = (struct w1_netlink_cmd *)(hdr + 1);
 	int avail;
+	u64 *data;
 
 	/* update kernel slave list */
 	w1_slave_found(dev, rn);
 
 	avail = dev->priv_size - cmd->len;
 
-	if (avail > 8) {
-		u64 *data = (void *)(cmd + 1) + cmd->len;
+	if (avail < 8) {
+		msg->ack++;
+		cn_netlink_send(msg, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-		*data = rn;
-		cmd->len += 8;
-		hdr->len += 8;
-		msg->len += 8;
-		return;
+		msg->len = sizeof(struct w1_netlink_msg) +
+			sizeof(struct w1_netlink_cmd);
+		hdr->len = sizeof(struct w1_netlink_cmd);
+		cmd->len = 0;
 	}
 
-	msg->ack++;
-	cn_netlink_send(msg, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	data = (void *)(cmd + 1) + cmd->len;
 
-	msg->len = sizeof(struct w1_netlink_msg) + sizeof(struct w1_netlink_cmd);
-	hdr->len = sizeof(struct w1_netlink_cmd);
-	cmd->len = 0;
+	*data = rn;
+	cmd->len += 8;
+	hdr->len += 8;
+	msg->len += 8;
 }
 
 static int w1_process_search_command(struct w1_master *dev, struct cn_msg *msg,