diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 1b5bf0d1cee9..f23e5ed7c90f 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -2744,22 +2744,22 @@ static const struct genl_ops devlink_nl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_DPIPE_TABLE_GET,
 		.doit = devlink_nl_cmd_dpipe_table_get,
 		.policy = devlink_nl_policy,
-		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.internal_flags = DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_DEVLINK,
+		/* can be retrieved by unprivileged users */
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_DPIPE_ENTRIES_GET,
 		.doit = devlink_nl_cmd_dpipe_entries_get,
 		.policy = devlink_nl_policy,
-		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.internal_flags = DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_DEVLINK,
+		/* can be retrieved by unprivileged users */
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_DPIPE_HEADERS_GET,
 		.doit = devlink_nl_cmd_dpipe_headers_get,
 		.policy = devlink_nl_policy,
-		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.internal_flags = DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_DEVLINK,
+		/* can be retrieved by unprivileged users */
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_DPIPE_TABLE_COUNTERS_SET,
@@ -2779,8 +2779,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops devlink_nl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_RESOURCE_DUMP,
 		.doit = devlink_nl_cmd_resource_dump,
 		.policy = devlink_nl_policy,
-		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.internal_flags = DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_DEVLINK,
+		/* can be retrieved by unprivileged users */
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_RELOAD,