diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74a5496d..c3b8d386 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ series
 # tests
 testsuite/results
 testsuite/iproute2/iproute2-this
+testsuite/tools/generate_nlmsg
+testsuite/tests/ip/link/dev_wo_vf_rate.nl
 
 # doc files generated at runtime
 doc/*.aux
diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile b/testsuite/Makefile
index 20276500..fa7ddb86 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ $(TESTS): clean
 ifeq (,$(HAVE_UNSHARED_UTIL))
 	$(error Please install util-linux tools to run tests in separated network namespace)
 endif
+	@./tools/generate_nlmsg
+
 	@mkdir -p $(RESULTS_DIR)
 	
 	@for d in $(TESTS_DIR); do \
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/ip/link/dev_wo_vf_rate.nl b/testsuite/tests/ip/link/dev_wo_vf_rate.nl
deleted file mode 100644
index 40fa87ff..00000000
Binary files a/testsuite/tests/ip/link/dev_wo_vf_rate.nl and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/testsuite/tools/Makefile b/testsuite/tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9581de51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+generate_nlmsg: generate_nlmsg.c ../../lib/libnetlink.c
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^
diff --git a/testsuite/tools/generate_nlmsg.c b/testsuite/tools/generate_nlmsg.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe96f262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/tools/generate_nlmsg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * generate_nlmsg.c	Testsuite helper generating nlmsg blob
+ *
+ *		This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *		modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *		as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ *		2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Authors:	Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
+ */
+
+#include <netinet/ether.h>
+#include <libnetlink.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int fill_vf_rate_test(void *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+	char bcmac[6] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
+	struct ifla_vf_mac vf_mac = {
+		.mac = { 0x0, 0x26, 0x6c, 0xff, 0xb5, 0xc0 },
+	};
+	struct ifla_vf_link_state vf_link_state = { 0 };
+	struct ifla_vf_tx_rate vf_tx_rate = { 0 };
+	struct ifla_vf_spoofchk vf_spoofchk = {
+		.setting = 1,
+	};
+	struct ifla_vf_vlan vf_vlan = { 0 };
+	struct rtattr *vfinfo_list, *vfinfo;
+	struct nlmsghdr *h = buf;
+	struct ifinfomsg *ifi;
+
+	h->nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWLINK;
+	h->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
+
+	ifi = NLMSG_DATA(h);
+	ifi->ifi_type = ARPHRD_ETHER;
+	ifi->ifi_index = 1;
+	ifi->ifi_flags = IFF_RUNNING | IFF_BROADCAST |
+			 IFF_MULTICAST | IFF_UP | IFF_LOWER_UP;
+
+#define ASSERT(x) if (x < 0) return -1
+#define ATTR_L(t, v, l)	ASSERT(addattr_l(h, buflen, t, v, l))
+#define ATTR_8(t, v)	ASSERT(addattr8(h, buflen, t, v))
+#define ATTR_32(t, v)	ASSERT(addattr32(h, buflen, t, v))
+#define ATTR_STRZ(t, v)	ASSERT(addattrstrz(h, buflen, t, v))
+
+#define NEST(t) addattr_nest(h, buflen, t)
+#define NEST_END(t) addattr_nest_end(h, t)
+
+	ATTR_STRZ(IFLA_IFNAME, "eth0");
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_TXQLEN, 10000);
+	ATTR_8(IFLA_OPERSTATE, 6);
+	ATTR_8(IFLA_LINKMODE, 0);
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_MTU, 9000);
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_GROUP, 0);
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_PROMISCUITY, 0);
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_NUM_TX_QUEUES, 8);
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_NUM_RX_QUEUES, 8);
+	ATTR_8(IFLA_CARRIER, 1);
+	ATTR_STRZ(IFLA_QDISC, "mq");
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_ADDRESS, vf_mac.mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_BROADCAST, bcmac, sizeof(bcmac));
+	ATTR_32(IFLA_NUM_VF, 2);
+
+	vfinfo_list = NEST(IFLA_VFINFO_LIST);
+
+	vfinfo = NEST(IFLA_VF_INFO);
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_MAC, &vf_mac, sizeof(vf_mac));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_VLAN, &vf_vlan, sizeof(vf_vlan));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_TX_RATE, &vf_tx_rate, sizeof(vf_tx_rate));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK, &vf_spoofchk, sizeof(vf_spoofchk));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE, &vf_link_state, sizeof(vf_link_state));
+	NEST_END(vfinfo);
+
+	vf_mac.vf = vf_vlan.vf = vf_tx_rate.vf = 1;
+	vf_spoofchk.vf = vf_link_state.vf = 1;
+
+	vfinfo = NEST(IFLA_VF_INFO);
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_MAC, &vf_mac, sizeof(vf_mac));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_VLAN, &vf_vlan, sizeof(vf_vlan));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_TX_RATE, &vf_tx_rate, sizeof(vf_tx_rate));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK, &vf_spoofchk, sizeof(vf_spoofchk));
+	ATTR_L(IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE, &vf_link_state, sizeof(vf_link_state));
+	NEST_END(vfinfo);
+
+	NEST_END(vfinfo_list);
+
+	return h->nlmsg_len;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	char buf[16384] = { 0 };
+	int msglen;
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	msglen = fill_vf_rate_test(buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (msglen < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fill_vf_rate_test() failed!\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	fp = fopen("tests/ip/link/dev_wo_vf_rate.nl", "w");
+	if (!fp) {
+		perror("fopen()");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (fwrite(buf, msglen, 1, fp) != 1) {
+		perror("fwrite()");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	fclose(fp);
+	return 0;
+}