diff --git a/ip/xfrm_policy.c b/ip/xfrm_policy.c
index 7333dc5f..9429923c 100644
--- a/ip/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/ip/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -848,13 +848,23 @@ static int xfrm_policy_list_or_deleteall(int argc, char **argv, int deleteall)
 		xb.rth = &rth;
 
 		for (i = 0; ; i++) {
+			struct {
+				struct nlmsghdr n;
+				char buf[NLMSG_BUF_SIZE];
+			} req = {
+				.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_HDRLEN,
+				.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+				.n.nlmsg_type = XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY,
+				.n.nlmsg_seq = rth.dump = ++rth.seq,
+			};
+
 			xb.offset = 0;
 			xb.nlmsg_count = 0;
 
 			if (show_stats > 1)
 				fprintf(stderr, "Delete-all round = %d\n", i);
 
-			if (rtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, preferred_family, XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY) < 0) {
+			if (rtnl_send(&rth, (void *)&req, req.n.nlmsg_len) < 0) {
 				perror("Cannot send dump request");
 				exit(1);
 			}
@@ -880,7 +890,17 @@ static int xfrm_policy_list_or_deleteall(int argc, char **argv, int deleteall)
 			xb.nlmsg_count = 0;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (rtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, preferred_family, XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY) < 0) {
+		struct {
+			struct nlmsghdr n;
+			char buf[NLMSG_BUF_SIZE];
+		} req = {
+			.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_HDRLEN,
+			.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+			.n.nlmsg_type = XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY,
+			.n.nlmsg_seq = rth.dump = ++rth.seq,
+		};
+
+		if (rtnl_send(&rth, (void *)&req, req.n.nlmsg_len) < 0) {
 			perror("Cannot send dump request");
 			exit(1);
 		}
diff --git a/ip/xfrm_state.c b/ip/xfrm_state.c
index 2ad3d8d3..04af50b3 100644
--- a/ip/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/ip/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1148,13 +1148,23 @@ static int xfrm_state_list_or_deleteall(int argc, char **argv, int deleteall)
 		xb.rth = &rth;
 
 		for (i = 0; ; i++) {
+			struct {
+				struct nlmsghdr n;
+				char buf[NLMSG_BUF_SIZE];
+			} req = {
+				.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_HDRLEN,
+				.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+				.n.nlmsg_type = XFRM_MSG_GETSA,
+				.n.nlmsg_seq = rth.dump = ++rth.seq,
+			};
+
 			xb.offset = 0;
 			xb.nlmsg_count = 0;
 
 			if (show_stats > 1)
 				fprintf(stderr, "Delete-all round = %d\n", i);
 
-			if (rtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, preferred_family, XFRM_MSG_GETSA) < 0) {
+			if (rtnl_send(&rth, (void *)&req, req.n.nlmsg_len) < 0) {
 				perror("Cannot send dump request");
 				exit(1);
 			}