diff --git a/include/netlink/idiag/idiagnl.h b/include/netlink/idiag/idiagnl.h
index 58fe82e..9f3345a 100644
--- a/include/netlink/idiag/idiagnl.h
+++ b/include/netlink/idiag/idiagnl.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /**
  * Inet Diag message types
+ *
+ * deprecated: use TCPDIAG_GETSOCK, DCCPDIAG_GETSOCK and
+ * INET_DIAG_GETSOCK_MAX from linux/inet_diag.h
  */
 #define IDIAG_TCPDIAG_GETSOCK	18
 #define IDIAG_DCCPDIAG_GETSOCK	19
diff --git a/lib/idiag/idiag_msg_obj.c b/lib/idiag/idiag_msg_obj.c
index 321d83e..00c0562 100644
--- a/lib/idiag/idiag_msg_obj.c
+++ b/lib/idiag/idiag_msg_obj.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ static struct nl_cache_ops idiagnl_msg_ops = {
 	.co_name		= "idiag/idiag",
 	.co_hdrsize		= sizeof(struct inet_diag_msg),
 	.co_msgtypes		= {
-		{ IDIAG_TCPDIAG_GETSOCK, NL_ACT_NEW, "new" },
-		{ IDIAG_DCCPDIAG_GETSOCK, NL_ACT_NEW, "new" },
+		{ TCPDIAG_GETSOCK, NL_ACT_NEW, "new" },
+		{ DCCPDIAG_GETSOCK, NL_ACT_NEW, "new" },
 		END_OF_MSGTYPES_LIST,
 	},
 	.co_protocol		= NETLINK_INET_DIAG,