diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index 0e347f1..5f852b8 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -649,12 +649,14 @@ void taskstats_exit(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
 static const struct genl_ops taskstats_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd		= TASKSTATS_CMD_GET,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit		= taskstats_user_cmd,
 		/* policy enforced later */
 		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_HASPOL,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd		= CGROUPSTATS_CMD_GET,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit		= cgroupstats_user_cmd,
 		/* policy enforced later */
 		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_HASPOL,