diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 5c56b0422..ed194be2a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -656,12 +656,10 @@ struct nl_msg * nl80211_cmd_msg(struct i802_bss *bss, int flags, uint8_t cmd)
 
 
 static struct nl_msg *
-nl80211_ifindex_msg(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv, int ifindex,
-		    int flags, uint8_t cmd)
+nl80211_ifindex_msg_build(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
+			  struct nl_msg *msg, int ifindex, int flags,
+			  uint8_t cmd)
 {
-	struct nl_msg *msg;
-
-	msg = nlmsg_alloc();
 	if (!msg)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -675,6 +673,15 @@ nl80211_ifindex_msg(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv, int ifindex,
 }
 
 
+static struct nl_msg *
+nl80211_ifindex_msg(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv, int ifindex,
+		    int flags, uint8_t cmd)
+{
+	return nl80211_ifindex_msg_build(drv, nlmsg_alloc(), ifindex, flags,
+					 cmd);
+}
+
+
 struct nl_msg * nl80211_drv_msg(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv, int flags,
 				uint8_t cmd)
 {
@@ -4151,6 +4158,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_acl(void *priv,
 	struct nl_msg *acl;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
+	size_t acl_nla_sz, acl_nlmsg_sz, nla_sz, nlmsg_sz;
 
 	if (!(drv->capa.max_acl_mac_addrs))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -4161,7 +4169,9 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_acl(void *priv,
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Set %s ACL (num_mac_acl=%u)",
 		   params->acl_policy ? "Accept" : "Deny", params->num_mac_acl);
 
-	acl = nlmsg_alloc();
+	acl_nla_sz = nla_total_size(ETH_ALEN) * params->num_mac_acl;
+	acl_nlmsg_sz = nlmsg_total_size(acl_nla_sz);
+	acl = nlmsg_alloc_size(acl_nlmsg_sz);
 	if (!acl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	for (i = 0; i < params->num_mac_acl; i++) {
@@ -4171,7 +4181,19 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_acl(void *priv,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!(msg = nl80211_drv_msg(drv, 0, NL80211_CMD_SET_MAC_ACL)) ||
+	/*
+	 * genetlink message header (Length of user header is 0) +
+	 * u32 attr: NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX +
+	 * u32 attr: NL80211_ATTR_ACL_POLICY +
+	 * nested acl attr
+	 */
+	nla_sz = GENL_HDRLEN +
+		nla_total_size(4) * 2 +
+		nla_total_size(acl_nla_sz);
+	nlmsg_sz = nlmsg_total_size(nla_sz);
+	if (!(msg = nl80211_ifindex_msg_build(drv, nlmsg_alloc_size(nlmsg_sz),
+					      drv->ifindex, 0,
+					      NL80211_CMD_SET_MAC_ACL)) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_ACL_POLICY, params->acl_policy ?
 			NL80211_ACL_POLICY_DENY_UNLESS_LISTED :
 			NL80211_ACL_POLICY_ACCEPT_UNLESS_LISTED) ||