diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index b2cf34f53e55..7ddf92ffce5a 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -1935,10 +1935,13 @@ void nla_get_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 void nla_get_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 			  struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range);
 
+struct netlink_policy_dump_state;
+
 int netlink_policy_dump_start(const struct nla_policy *policy,
 			      unsigned int maxtype,
-			      unsigned long *state);
-bool netlink_policy_dump_loop(unsigned long *state);
-int netlink_policy_dump_write(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long state);
+			      struct netlink_policy_dump_state **state);
+bool netlink_policy_dump_loop(struct netlink_policy_dump_state **state);
+int netlink_policy_dump_write(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 094ebfff8889..c27653b61bcf 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -1102,13 +1102,20 @@ static int genl_ctrl_event(int event, const struct genl_family *family,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct ctrl_dump_policy_ctx {
+	struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state;
+	u16 fam_id;
+};
+
 static int ctrl_dumppolicy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
+	struct ctrl_dump_policy_ctx *ctx = (void *)cb->ctx;
 	const struct genl_family *rt;
-	unsigned int fam_id = cb->args[0];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!fam_id) {
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*ctx) > sizeof(cb->ctx));
+
+	if (!ctx->fam_id) {
 		struct nlattr *tb[CTRL_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 
 		err = genlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, &genl_ctrl, tb,
@@ -1121,28 +1128,28 @@ static int ctrl_dumppolicy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (tb[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]) {
-			fam_id = nla_get_u16(tb[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]);
+			ctx->fam_id = nla_get_u16(tb[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]);
 		} else {
 			rt = genl_family_find_byname(
 				nla_data(tb[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME]));
 			if (!rt)
 				return -ENOENT;
-			fam_id = rt->id;
+			ctx->fam_id = rt->id;
 		}
 	}
 
-	rt = genl_family_find_byid(fam_id);
+	rt = genl_family_find_byid(ctx->fam_id);
 	if (!rt)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	if (!rt->policy)
 		return -ENODATA;
 
-	err = netlink_policy_dump_start(rt->policy, rt->maxattr, &cb->args[1]);
+	err = netlink_policy_dump_start(rt->policy, rt->maxattr, &ctx->state);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	while (netlink_policy_dump_loop(&cb->args[1])) {
+	while (netlink_policy_dump_loop(&ctx->state)) {
 		void *hdr;
 		struct nlattr *nest;
 
@@ -1159,7 +1166,7 @@ static int ctrl_dumppolicy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		if (!nest)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
-		if (netlink_policy_dump_write(skb, cb->args[1]))
+		if (netlink_policy_dump_write(skb, ctx->state))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
 		nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
@@ -1172,7 +1179,6 @@ static int ctrl_dumppolicy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	cb->args[0] = fam_id;
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netlink/policy.c b/net/netlink/policy.c
index 62f977fa645a..5874734e41a1 100644
--- a/net/netlink/policy.c
+++ b/net/netlink/policy.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #define INITIAL_POLICIES_ALLOC	10
 
-struct nl_policy_dump {
+struct netlink_policy_dump_state {
 	unsigned int policy_idx;
 	unsigned int attr_idx;
 	unsigned int n_alloc;
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ struct nl_policy_dump {
 	} policies[];
 };
 
-static int add_policy(struct nl_policy_dump **statep,
+static int add_policy(struct netlink_policy_dump_state **statep,
 		      const struct nla_policy *policy,
 		      unsigned int maxtype)
 {
-	struct nl_policy_dump *state = *statep;
+	struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state = *statep;
 	unsigned int n_alloc, i;
 
 	if (!policy || !maxtype)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int add_policy(struct nl_policy_dump **statep,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int get_policy_idx(struct nl_policy_dump *state,
+static unsigned int get_policy_idx(struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state,
 				   const struct nla_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ static unsigned int get_policy_idx(struct nl_policy_dump *state,
 
 int netlink_policy_dump_start(const struct nla_policy *policy,
 			      unsigned int maxtype,
-                              unsigned long *_state)
+                              struct netlink_policy_dump_state **statep)
 {
-	struct nl_policy_dump *state;
+	struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state;
 	unsigned int policy_idx;
 	int err;
 
 	/* also returns 0 if "*_state" is our ERR_PTR() end marker */
-	if (*_state)
+	if (*statep)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -129,20 +129,21 @@ int netlink_policy_dump_start(const struct nla_policy *policy,
 		}
 	}
 
-	*_state = (unsigned long)state;
+	*statep = state;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool netlink_policy_dump_finished(struct nl_policy_dump *state)
+static bool
+netlink_policy_dump_finished(struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state)
 {
 	return state->policy_idx >= state->n_alloc ||
 	       !state->policies[state->policy_idx].policy;
 }
 
-bool netlink_policy_dump_loop(unsigned long *_state)
+bool netlink_policy_dump_loop(struct netlink_policy_dump_state **statep)
 {
-	struct nl_policy_dump *state = (void *)*_state;
+	struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state = *statep;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(state))
 		return false;
@@ -150,16 +151,16 @@ bool netlink_policy_dump_loop(unsigned long *_state)
 	if (netlink_policy_dump_finished(state)) {
 		kfree(state);
 		/* store end marker instead of freed state */
-		*_state = (unsigned long)ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		*statep = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	return true;
 }
 
-int netlink_policy_dump_write(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long _state)
+int netlink_policy_dump_write(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state)
 {
-	struct nl_policy_dump *state = (void *)_state;
 	const struct nla_policy *pt;
 	struct nlattr *policy, *attr;
 	enum netlink_attribute_type type;
