diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netlink_diag.h b/include/uapi/linux/netlink_diag.h
index 4e31db4eea41..f2159d30d1f5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netlink_diag.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netlink_diag.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct netlink_diag_ring {
 };
 
 enum {
+	/* NETLINK_DIAG_NONE, standard nl API requires this attribute!  */
 	NETLINK_DIAG_MEMINFO,
 	NETLINK_DIAG_GROUPS,
 	NETLINK_DIAG_RX_RING,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/packet_diag.h b/include/uapi/linux/packet_diag.h
index b2cc0cd9c4d9..d08c63f3dd6f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/packet_diag.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/packet_diag.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct packet_diag_msg {
 };
 
 enum {
+	/* PACKET_DIAG_NONE, standard nl API requires this attribute!  */
 	PACKET_DIAG_INFO,
 	PACKET_DIAG_MCLIST,
 	PACKET_DIAG_RX_RING,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/unix_diag.h b/include/uapi/linux/unix_diag.h
index b9e2a6a7446f..1eb0b8dd1830 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/unix_diag.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/unix_diag.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct unix_diag_msg {
 };
 
 enum {
+	/* UNIX_DIAG_NONE, standard nl API requires this attribute!  */
 	UNIX_DIAG_NAME,
 	UNIX_DIAG_VFS,
 	UNIX_DIAG_PEER,