diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 80a389d24cdd..6a6dde6c51c6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -2195,7 +2195,8 @@ static void drbd_connector_callback(struct cn_msg *req, struct netlink_skb_parms
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	if (nlp->packet_type >= P_nl_after_last_packet) {
+	if (nlp->packet_type >= P_nl_after_last_packet ||
+	    nlp->packet_type == P_return_code_only) {
 		retcode = ERR_PACKET_NR;
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -2219,7 +2220,7 @@ static void drbd_connector_callback(struct cn_msg *req, struct netlink_skb_parms
 	reply = (struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *) cn_reply->data;
 
 	reply->packet_type =
-		cm->reply_body_size ? nlp->packet_type : P_nl_after_last_packet;
+		cm->reply_body_size ? nlp->packet_type : P_return_code_only;
 	reply->minor = nlp->drbd_minor;
 	reply->ret_code = NO_ERROR; /* Might by modified by cm->function. */
 	/* reply->tag_list; might be modified by cm->function. */
@@ -2525,6 +2526,7 @@ void drbd_nl_send_reply(struct cn_msg *req, int ret_code)
 	cn_reply->len = sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply);
 	cn_reply->flags = 0;
 
+	reply->packet_type = P_return_code_only;
 	reply->minor = ((struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *)req->data)->drbd_minor;
 	reply->ret_code = ret_code;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_nl.h b/include/linux/drbd_nl.h
index 8cde3945d1f7..6fc614b06c4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_nl.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd_nl.h
@@ -146,9 +146,13 @@ NL_PACKET(new_c_uuid, 26,
        NL_BIT(		63,	T_MANDATORY,	clear_bm)
 )
 
+#ifdef NL_RESPONSE
+NL_RESPONSE(return_code_only, 27)
+#endif
+
 #undef NL_PACKET
 #undef NL_INTEGER
 #undef NL_INT64
 #undef NL_BIT
 #undef NL_STRING
-
+#undef NL_RESPONSE
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_tag_magic.h b/include/linux/drbd_tag_magic.h
index fcdff8410e99..f14a165e82dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_tag_magic.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd_tag_magic.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /* declare packet_type enums */
 enum packet_types {
 #define NL_PACKET(name, number, fields) P_ ## name = number,
+#define NL_RESPONSE(name, number) P_ ## name = number,
 #define NL_INTEGER(pn, pr, member)
 #define NL_INT64(pn, pr, member)
 #define NL_BIT(pn, pr, member)