diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 4fa63f8065..880244a40d 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -9739,10 +9739,6 @@ constructed(GObject *_object)
     nle = nl_socket_set_buffer_size(priv->nlh, 8 * 1024 * 1024, 0);
     g_assert(!nle);
 
-    nle = nl_socket_set_ext_ack(priv->nlh, TRUE);
-    if (nle)
-        _LOGD("could not enable extended acks on netlink socket");
-
     /* explicitly set the msg buffer size and disable MSG_PEEK.
      * We use our own receive buffer priv->netlink_recv_buf.
      * If we encounter NME_NL_MSG_TRUNC, we will increase the buffer
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c
index d7a74c7a0b..4c55679983 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,8 @@ nl_socket_new(struct nl_sock **out_sk, int protocol)
     if (local.nl_family != AF_NETLINK)
         return -NME_UNSPEC;
 
+    (void) nl_socket_set_ext_ack(sk, TRUE);
+
     sk->s_local = local;
     sk->s_proto = protocol;