diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c
index eab4346b0a39..0187e65176c0 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-cmd.c
@@ -309,14 +309,21 @@ static struct ncsi_request *ncsi_alloc_command(struct ncsi_cmd_arg *nca)
 
 int ncsi_xmit_cmd(struct ncsi_cmd_arg *nca)
 {
-	struct ncsi_request *nr;
-	struct ethhdr *eh;
 	struct ncsi_cmd_handler *nch = NULL;
+	struct ncsi_request *nr;
+	unsigned char type;
+	struct ethhdr *eh;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	/* Use OEM generic handler for Netlink request */
+	if (nca->req_flags == NCSI_REQ_FLAG_NETLINK_DRIVEN)
+		type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM;
+	else
+		type = nca->type;
+
 	/* Search for the handler */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ncsi_cmd_handlers); i++) {
-		if (ncsi_cmd_handlers[i].type == nca->type) {
+		if (ncsi_cmd_handlers[i].type == type) {
 			if (ncsi_cmd_handlers[i].handler)
 				nch = &ncsi_cmd_handlers[i];
 			else