diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 1fd1dcc..0bac9c8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -3633,14 +3633,15 @@
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_u32(skb, T_sib_reason, sib ? sib->sib_reason : SIB_GET_STATUS_REPLY) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_current_state, device->state.i) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_ed_uuid, device->ed_uuid) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_capacity, drbd_get_capacity(device->this_bdev)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_send_cnt, device->send_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_recv_cnt, device->recv_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_read_cnt, device->read_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_writ_cnt, device->writ_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_al_writ_cnt, device->al_writ_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, T_bm_writ_cnt, device->bm_writ_cnt) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_ed_uuid, device->ed_uuid) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_capacity,
+			     drbd_get_capacity(device->this_bdev)) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_send_cnt, device->send_cnt) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_recv_cnt, device->recv_cnt) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_read_cnt, device->read_cnt) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_writ_cnt, device->writ_cnt) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_al_writ_cnt, device->al_writ_cnt) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bm_writ_cnt, device->bm_writ_cnt) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_ap_bio_cnt, atomic_read(&device->ap_bio_cnt)) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_ap_pending_cnt, atomic_read(&device->ap_pending_cnt)) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_rs_pending_cnt, atomic_read(&device->rs_pending_cnt)))
@@ -3657,13 +3658,16 @@
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
 		if (nla_put_u32(skb, T_disk_flags, device->ldev->md.flags) ||
-		    nla_put_u64(skb, T_bits_total, drbd_bm_bits(device)) ||
-		    nla_put_u64(skb, T_bits_oos, drbd_bm_total_weight(device)))
+		    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_total, drbd_bm_bits(device)) ||
+		    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_oos,
+				     drbd_bm_total_weight(device)))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		if (C_SYNC_SOURCE <= device->state.conn &&
 		    C_PAUSED_SYNC_T >= device->state.conn) {
-			if (nla_put_u64(skb, T_bits_rs_total, device->rs_total) ||
-			    nla_put_u64(skb, T_bits_rs_failed, device->rs_failed))
+			if (nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_rs_total,
+					     device->rs_total) ||
+			    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_rs_failed,
+					     device->rs_failed))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
index eecd19b..6270a56 100644
--- a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
 
 /* MAGIC helpers							{{{2 */
 
+static inline int nla_put_u64_0pad(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
+{
+	return nla_put_64bit(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value, 0);
+}
+
 /* possible field types */
 #define __flg_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name) \
 	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U8, char, \
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@
 			nla_get_u32, nla_put_u32, true)
 #define __u64_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)	\
 	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U64, __u64, \
-			nla_get_u64, nla_put_u64, false)
+			nla_get_u64, nla_put_u64_0pad, false)
 #define __str_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen) \
 	__array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_NUL_STRING, char, maxlen, \
 			nla_strlcpy, nla_put, false)