--- iproute2-2.6.29/lib/libnetlink.c.orig	2009-09-23 14:47:03.000000000 +0200
+++ iproute2-2.6.29/lib/libnetlink.c	2009-09-23 14:48:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int rtnl_send_check(struct rtnl_handle *
 		return status;
 
 	/* Check for errors */
-	status = recv(rth->fd, resp, sizeof(resp), MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	status = recv(rth->fd, resp, sizeof(resp), MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_PEEK);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		if (errno == EAGAIN)
 			return 0;
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ int rtnl_send_check(struct rtnl_handle *
 				fprintf(stderr, "ERROR truncated\n");
 			else 
 				errno = -err->error;
-		}
 		return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;