diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml
index d86a68f8475c..34f74c451dcd 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt_link.yaml
@@ -892,11 +892,10 @@ attribute-sets:
       -
         name: prop-list
         type: nest
-        nested-attributes: link-attrs
+        nested-attributes: prop-list-link-attrs
       -
         name: alt-ifname
         type: string
-        multi-attr: true
       -
         name: perm-address
         type: binary
@@ -931,6 +930,13 @@ attribute-sets:
       -
         name: gro-ipv4-max-size
         type: u32
+  -
+    name: prop-list-link-attrs
+    subset-of: link-attrs
+    attributes:
+      -
+        name: alt-ifname
+        multi-attr: true
   -
     name: af-spec-attrs
     attributes:
@@ -1362,7 +1368,6 @@ operations:
             - min-mtu
             - max-mtu
             - prop-list
-            - alt-ifname
             - perm-address
             - proto-down-reason
             - parent-dev-name