diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index dc8c3c01d51b..c5bb09597831 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2165,6 +2165,69 @@ __nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, int type, int len, int fla
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nlmsg_put);
 
+static size_t
+netlink_ack_tlv_len(struct netlink_sock *nlk, int err,
+		    const struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	size_t tlvlen;
+
+	if (!extack || !test_bit(NETLINK_F_EXT_ACK, &nlk->flags))
+		return 0;
+
+	tlvlen = 0;
+	if (extack->_msg)
+		tlvlen += nla_total_size(strlen(extack->_msg) + 1);
+	if (extack->cookie_len)
+		tlvlen += nla_total_size(extack->cookie_len);
+
+	/* Following attributes are only reported as error (not warning) */
+	if (!err)
+		return tlvlen;
+
+	if (extack->bad_attr)
+		tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
+	if (extack->policy)
+		tlvlen += netlink_policy_dump_attr_size_estimate(extack->policy);
+	if (extack->miss_type)
+		tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
+	if (extack->miss_nest)
+		tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
+
+	return tlvlen;
+}
+
+static void
+netlink_ack_tlv_fill(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		     struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err,
+		     const struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	if (extack->_msg)
+		WARN_ON(nla_put_string(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG, extack->_msg));
+	if (extack->cookie_len)
+		WARN_ON(nla_put(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_COOKIE,
+				extack->cookie_len, extack->cookie));
+
+	if (!err)
+		return;
+
+	if (extack->bad_attr &&
+	    !WARN_ON((u8 *)extack->bad_attr < in_skb->data ||
+		     (u8 *)extack->bad_attr >= in_skb->data + in_skb->len))
+		WARN_ON(nla_put_u32(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_OFFS,
+				    (u8 *)extack->bad_attr - (u8 *)nlh));
+	if (extack->policy)
+		netlink_policy_dump_write_attr(skb, extack->policy,
+					       NLMSGERR_ATTR_POLICY);
+	if (extack->miss_type)
+		WARN_ON(nla_put_u32(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_TYPE,
+				    extack->miss_type));
+	if (extack->miss_nest &&
+	    !WARN_ON((u8 *)extack->miss_nest < in_skb->data ||
+		     (u8 *)extack->miss_nest > in_skb->data + in_skb->len))
+		WARN_ON(nla_put_u32(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_NEST,
+				    (u8 *)extack->miss_nest - (u8 *)nlh));
+}
+
 /*
  * It looks a bit ugly.
  * It would be better to create kernel thread.
@@ -2406,69 +2469,6 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netlink_dump_start);
 
-static size_t
-netlink_ack_tlv_len(struct netlink_sock *nlk, int err,
-		    const struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
-{
-	size_t tlvlen;
-
-	if (!extack || !test_bit(NETLINK_F_EXT_ACK, &nlk->flags))
-		return 0;
-
-	tlvlen = 0;
-	if (extack->_msg)
-		tlvlen += nla_total_size(strlen(extack->_msg) + 1);
-	if (extack->cookie_len)
-		tlvlen += nla_total_size(extack->cookie_len);
-
-	/* Following attributes are only reported as error (not warning) */
-	if (!err)
-		return tlvlen;
-
-	if (extack->bad_attr)
-		tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
-	if (extack->policy)
-		tlvlen += netlink_policy_dump_attr_size_estimate(extack->policy);
-	if (extack->miss_type)
-		tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
-	if (extack->miss_nest)
-		tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
-
-	return tlvlen;
-}
-
-static void
-netlink_ack_tlv_fill(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		     struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err,
-		     const struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
-{
-	if (extack->_msg)
-		WARN_ON(nla_put_string(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG, extack->_msg));
-	if (extack->cookie_len)
-		WARN_ON(nla_put(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_COOKIE,
-				extack->cookie_len, extack->cookie));
-
-	if (!err)
-		return;
-
-	if (extack->bad_attr &&
-	    !WARN_ON((u8 *)extack->bad_attr < in_skb->data ||
-		     (u8 *)extack->bad_attr >= in_skb->data + in_skb->len))
-		WARN_ON(nla_put_u32(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_OFFS,
-				    (u8 *)extack->bad_attr - (u8 *)nlh));
-	if (extack->policy)
-		netlink_policy_dump_write_attr(skb, extack->policy,
-					       NLMSGERR_ATTR_POLICY);
-	if (extack->miss_type)
-		WARN_ON(nla_put_u32(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_TYPE,
-				    extack->miss_type));
-	if (extack->miss_nest &&
-	    !WARN_ON((u8 *)extack->miss_nest < in_skb->data ||
-		     (u8 *)extack->miss_nest > in_skb->data + in_skb->len))
-		WARN_ON(nla_put_u32(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_NEST,
-				    (u8 *)extack->miss_nest - (u8 *)nlh));
-}
-
 void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err,
 		 const struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
