diff --git a/contrib/libfido2/src/netlink.c b/contrib/libfido2/src/netlink.c
--- a/contrib/libfido2/src/netlink.c
+++ b/contrib/libfido2/src/netlink.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
 	if ((nl = calloc(1, sizeof(*nl))) == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 	if ((nl->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC,
-	    NETLINK_GENERIC)) == -1) {
+	    NETLINK_GENERIC_NL)) == -1) {
 		fido_log_error(errno, "%s: socket", __func__);
 		goto fail;
 	}
diff --git a/contrib/libpcap/pcap-linux.c b/contrib/libpcap/pcap-linux.c
--- a/contrib/libpcap/pcap-linux.c
+++ b/contrib/libpcap/pcap-linux.c
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * if that fails, we try an AF_INET socket.
 	 */
-	fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_GENERIC);
+	fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL);
 	if (fd != -1) {
 		/*
 		 * OK, let's make sure we can do an SIOCGIFNAME
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_carp.c b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_carp.c
--- a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_carp.c
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_carp.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 	bzero(carp, sizeof(*carp) * ncarp);
 
-	if (! snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC)) {
+	if (! snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL)) {
 		ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, ENOTSUP);
 		return (-1);
 	}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 	ifconfig_error_clear(h);
 
-	if (! snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC)) {
+	if (! snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL)) {
 		ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, ENOTSUP);
 		return (-1);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink.h b/sys/netlink/netlink.h
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink.h
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink.h
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@
 #define NETLINK_IP6_FW		13	/* not supported  */
 #define NETLINK_DNRTMSG		14	/* not supported */
 #define NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT	15	/* not supported */
-#define NETLINK_GENERIC		16	/* Generic netlink (dynamic families) */
+#define NETLINK_GENERIC_NL	16	/* Generic netlink (dynamic families),
+					 NETLINK_GENERIC is used by snmp
+					 defined in if_mib.h, so change 
+					 the netlink type name */
 
 /*
  * RFC 3549, 2.3.2.2 The ACK Netlink Message
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@
 static void
 nlctrl_notify(void *arg __unused, const struct genl_family *gf, int cmd)
 {
-	struct nlmsghdr hdr = {.nlmsg_type = NETLINK_GENERIC };
+	struct nlmsghdr hdr = {.nlmsg_type = NETLINK_GENERIC_NL };
 	struct genlmsghdr ghdr = { .cmd = cmd };
 	struct nl_writer nw = {};
 
-	if (nlmsg_get_group_writer(&nw, NLMSG_SMALL, NETLINK_GENERIC, ctrl_group_id)) {
+	if (nlmsg_get_group_writer(&nw, NLMSG_SMALL, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL, ctrl_group_id)) {
 		dump_family(&hdr, &ghdr, gf, &nw);
 		nlmsg_flush(&nw);
 		return;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 	ctrl_group_id = genl_register_group(CTRL_FAMILY_NAME, "notify");
 	family_event_tag = EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(genl_family_event, nlctrl_notify, NULL,
 	    EVENTHANDLER_PRI_ANY);
-	netlink_register_proto(NETLINK_GENERIC, "NETLINK_GENERIC", genl_handle_message);
+	netlink_register_proto(NETLINK_GENERIC_NL, "NETLINK_GENERIC", genl_handle_message);
 }
 SYSINIT(genl_load_all, SI_SUB_PROTO_DOMAIN, SI_ORDER_THIRD, genl_load_all, NULL);
 
diff --git a/tests/sys/netlink/test_snl_generic.c b/tests/sys/netlink/test_snl_generic.c
--- a/tests/sys/netlink/test_snl_generic.c
+++ b/tests/sys/netlink/test_snl_generic.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 	require_netlink();
 
-	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC))
+	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL))
 		atf_tc_fail("snl_init() failed");
 
 	ATF_CHECK_EQ(snl_get_genl_family(&ss, "nlctrl"), GENL_ID_CTRL);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 	require_netlink();
 
-	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC))
+	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL))
 		atf_tc_fail("snl_init() failed");
 
 	ATF_CHECK_EQ(snl_get_genl_family(&ss, "no-such-family"), 0);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 	require_netlink();
 
-	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC))
+	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL))
 		atf_tc_fail("snl_init() failed");
 
 	snl_init_writer(&ss, &nw);
diff --git a/usr.bin/genl/genl.c b/usr.bin/genl/genl.c
--- a/usr.bin/genl/genl.c
+++ b/usr.bin/genl/genl.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 	if (modfind("netlink") == -1)
 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "require netlink module to be loaded");
 
-	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC))
+	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_GENERIC_NL))
 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "snl_init()");
 
 	snl_init_writer(&ss, &nw);
diff --git a/usr.bin/systat/ifstat.c b/usr.bin/systat/ifstat.c
--- a/usr.bin/systat/ifstat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/systat/ifstat.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 	size_t	datalen = 0;
 	static	int name[] = { CTL_NET,
 			       PF_LINK,
-			       NETLINK_GENERIC,
+			       NETLINK_GENERIC_NL,
 			       IFMIB_SYSTEM,
 			       IFMIB_IFCOUNT };
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 	size_t	datalen = 0;
 	static	int name[] = { CTL_NET,
 			       PF_LINK,
-			       NETLINK_GENERIC,
+			       NETLINK_GENERIC_NL,
 			       IFMIB_IFDATA,
 			       0,
 			       IFDATA_GENERAL };