diff --git a/tc/q_mqprio.c b/tc/q_mqprio.c
index 207d6441..89b46002 100644
--- a/tc/q_mqprio.c
+++ b/tc/q_mqprio.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ static int mqprio_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc,
 		argc--; argv++;
 	}
 
-	tail = addattr_nest_compat(n, 1024, TCA_OPTIONS, &opt, sizeof(opt));
+	tail = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
+	addattr_l(n, 1024, TCA_OPTIONS, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 
 	if (flags & TC_MQPRIO_F_MODE)
 		addattr_l(n, 1024, TCA_MQPRIO_MODE,
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ static int mqprio_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc,
 		addattr_nest_end(n, start);
 	}
 
-	addattr_nest_compat_end(n, tail);
+	tail->rta_len = (void *)NLMSG_TAIL(n) - (void *)tail;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tc/q_netem.c b/tc/q_netem.c
index 623ec903..9f9a9b3d 100644
--- a/tc/q_netem.c
+++ b/tc/q_netem.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ static int netem_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
 		}
 	}
 
+	tail = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
+
 	if (reorder.probability) {
 		if (opt.latency == 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "reordering not possible without specifying some delay\n");
@@ -450,7 +452,8 @@ static int netem_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	tail = addattr_nest_compat(n, 1024, TCA_OPTIONS, &opt, sizeof(opt));
+	if (addattr_l(n, 1024, TCA_OPTIONS, &opt, sizeof(opt)) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
 	if (present[TCA_NETEM_CORR] &&
 	    addattr_l(n, 1024, TCA_NETEM_CORR, &cor, sizeof(cor)) < 0)
@@ -509,7 +512,7 @@ static int netem_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
 			return -1;
 		free(dist_data);
 	}
-	addattr_nest_compat_end(n, tail);
+	tail->rta_len = (void *) NLMSG_TAIL(n) - (void *) tail;
 	return 0;
 }