--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ static int accept_msg(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 {
 	struct nlmsgerr *err = (struct nlmsgerr *)NLMSG_DATA(n);
 
-	if (n->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR && err->error == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+	if (n->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR &&
+	    (err->error == -EOPNOTSUPP || err->error == -EINVAL))
 		have_rtnl_newlink = 0;
 	else
 		have_rtnl_newlink = 1;