diff --git a/include/libnetlink.h b/include/libnetlink.h
index 5f6bbe55..e22ccbb8 100644
--- a/include/libnetlink.h
+++ b/include/libnetlink.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ int rtnl_routedump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
 	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
 int rtnl_ruledump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
 	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+int rtnl_neighdump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
 int rtnl_mdbdump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
 	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
 int rtnl_netconfdump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
diff --git a/lib/libnetlink.c b/lib/libnetlink.c
index 89e4d6a2..fd0f95a2 100644
--- a/lib/libnetlink.c
+++ b/lib/libnetlink.c
@@ -266,6 +266,22 @@ int rtnl_ruledump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
 	return send(rth->fd, &req, sizeof(req), 0);
 }
 
+int rtnl_neighdump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
+		struct ndmsg ndm;
+	} req = {
+		.nlh.nlmsg_len = sizeof(req),
+		.nlh.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETNEIGH,
+		.nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+		.nlh.nlmsg_seq = rth->dump = ++rth->seq,
+		.ndm.ndm_family = family,
+	};
+
+	return send(rth->fd, &req, sizeof(req), 0);
+}
+
 int rtnl_mdbdump_req(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family)
 {
 	struct {
diff --git a/misc/arpd.c b/misc/arpd.c
index 67d86b67..ce7c0997 100644
--- a/misc/arpd.c
+++ b/misc/arpd.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int do_one_request(struct nlmsghdr *n)
 
 static void load_initial_table(void)
 {
-	if (rtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, AF_INET, RTM_GETNEIGH) < 0) {
+	if (rtnl_neighdump_req(&rth, AF_INET) < 0) {
 		perror("dump request failed");
 		exit(1);
 	}