diff --git a/common/sys_util/src/netlink.rs b/common/sys_util/src/netlink.rs
index 8db241e02f..b7fb40dfcd 100644
--- a/common/sys_util/src/netlink.rs
+++ b/common/sys_util/src/netlink.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ use libc::EINVAL;
 
 use sys_util_core::LayoutAllocation;
 
-use super::{errno_result, Error, FromRawDescriptor, Result, SafeDescriptor};
+use super::{
+    errno_result, AsRawDescriptor, Error, FromRawDescriptor, RawDescriptor, Result, SafeDescriptor,
+};
 
 // Custom nlmsghdr struct that can be declared DataInit.
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -101,6 +103,12 @@ pub struct NetlinkGenericSocket {
     sock: SafeDescriptor,
 }
 
+impl AsRawDescriptor for NetlinkGenericSocket {
+    fn as_raw_descriptor(&self) -> RawDescriptor {
+        self.sock.as_raw_descriptor()
+    }
+}
+
 impl NetlinkGenericSocket {
     /// Create and bind a new `NETLINK_GENERIC` socket.
     pub fn new(nl_groups: u32) -> Result<Self> {