diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml
index 30d8342cacc8..dc190bf838fe 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ operations:
       doc: Get endpoint information
       attribute-set: attr
       dont-validate: [ strict ]
-      flags: [ uns-admin-perm ]
       do: &get-addr-attrs
         request:
           attributes:
diff --git a/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c b/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c
index c30a2a90a192..bfb37c5a88c4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ const struct genl_ops mptcp_pm_nl_ops[11] = {
 		.dumpit		= mptcp_pm_nl_get_addr_dumpit,
 		.policy		= mptcp_pm_get_addr_nl_policy,
 		.maxattr	= MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN,
-		.flags		= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd		= MPTCP_PM_CMD_FLUSH_ADDRS,