diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index 524b788..6d08b42 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -246,16 +246,16 @@
 		      struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcmsg *t)
 {
 	struct basic_filter *f = (struct basic_filter *) fh;
-	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
-	struct nlattr *nla;
+	struct nlattr *nest;
 
 	if (f == NULL)
 		return skb->len;
 
 	t->tcm_handle = f->handle;
 
-	nla = (struct nlattr *) b;
-	NLA_PUT(skb, TCA_OPTIONS, 0, NULL);
+	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, TCA_OPTIONS);
+	if (nest == NULL)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	if (f->res.classid)
 		NLA_PUT(skb, TCA_BASIC_CLASSID, sizeof(u32), &f->res.classid);
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@
 	    tcf_em_tree_dump(skb, &f->ematches, TCA_BASIC_EMATCHES) < 0)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nla->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - b;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 	return skb->len;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 	return -1;
 }