--- a/networking/libiproute/iplink.c
+++ b/networking/libiproute/iplink.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static int do_add_or_delete(char **argv,
}
xrtnl_open(&rth);
ll_init_map(&rth);
- if (type_str) {
+ if (type_str && rtm == RTM_NEWLINK) {
struct rtattr *linkinfo = NLMSG_TAIL(&req.n);
addattr_l(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_LINKINFO, NULL, 0);