diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@
 				linux_ioctl_register_handler(*lihp);
 			linux_dev_shm_create();
 			linux_osd_jail_register();
+			linux_netlink_register();
 			stclohz = (stathz ? stathz : hz);
 			if (bootverbose)
 				printf("Linux ELF exec handler installed\n");
@@ -1091,6 +1092,7 @@
 		if (error == 0) {
 			SET_FOREACH(lihp, linux_ioctl_handler_set)
 				linux_ioctl_unregister_handler(*lihp);
+			linux_netlink_deregister();
 			linux_dev_shm_destroy();
 			linux_osd_jail_deregister();
 			if (bootverbose)