diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 2010465fa7d46fa5444553b358e99246b7f414c4..797c18b5041fdf060ae9d160c11c33aac8bb2100 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
 	return nlmsg_unicast(genl_sock, skb, pid);
 }
 
+/**
+ * genlmsg_reply - reply to a request
+ * @skb: netlink message to be sent back
+ * @info: receiver information
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_reply(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return genlmsg_unicast(skb, info->snd_pid);
+}
+
 /**
  * gennlmsg_data - head of message payload
  * @gnlh: genetlink messsage header
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
index f1788bd290f88dc0c7aa7efa18775613b1336fad..52628878524c9f48b1dd391ea11fd1562839c05f 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int netlbl_cipsov4_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	genlmsg_end(ans_skb, data);
 
-	ret_val = genlmsg_unicast(ans_skb, info->snd_pid);
+	ret_val = genlmsg_reply(ans_skb, info);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto list_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
index c529622ff0b717831e899c1f23bf4f26e62af8af..784693735e0d586bbb1fc89cc946b0e2c37f4c1f 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int netlbl_mgmt_listdef(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	genlmsg_end(ans_skb, data);
 
-	ret_val = genlmsg_unicast(ans_skb, info->snd_pid);
+	ret_val = genlmsg_reply(ans_skb, info);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto listdef_failure;
 	return 0;
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int netlbl_mgmt_version(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	genlmsg_end(ans_skb, data);
 
-	ret_val = genlmsg_unicast(ans_skb, info->snd_pid);
+	ret_val = genlmsg_reply(ans_skb, info);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto version_failure;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 219dccade4e18899a8000c607892cdeba14872cd..57dd07b51be61852c62d1e78e7af309d5e439c3c 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	genlmsg_end(ans_skb, data);
 
-	ret_val = genlmsg_unicast(ans_skb, info->snd_pid);
+	ret_val = genlmsg_reply(ans_skb, info);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto list_failure;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 70d60c818897666aee617390c627e01cd4be59ec..0249a56a9aad3a98c1c27670e726fe91ee6b8ea1 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int ctrl_getfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	err = genlmsg_unicast(msg, info->snd_pid);
+	err = genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
 errout:
 	return err;
 }