raise Exception(f'Multicast group "{mcast_name}" not present in the spec')
         return mcast_groups[mcast_name].value
 
+    def msghdr_size(self):
+        return 16
+
 
 class GenlProtocol(NetlinkProtocol):
     def __init__(self, family_name):
             raise Exception(f'Multicast group "{mcast_name}" not present in the family')
         return self.genl_family['mcast'][mcast_name]
 
+    def msghdr_size(self):
+        return super().msghdr_size() + 4
 
 
 class SpaceAttrs:
             return
 
         msg = self.nlproto.decode(self, NlMsg(request, 0, op.attr_set))
-        offset = 20 + self._struct_size(op.fixed_header)
+        offset = self.nlproto.msghdr_size() + self._struct_size(op.fixed_header)
         path = self._decode_extack_path(msg.raw_attrs, op.attr_set, offset,
                                         extack['bad-attr-offs'])
         if path: