diff --git a/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c b/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c
index b3f8e2b..3aea076 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
 
     req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(req.i));
     req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST;
-    req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWLINK;
+    req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_SETLINK;
 
     req.i.ifi_family = AF_PACKET;
     req.i.ifi_index = ifindex;
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@
 
     req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(req.i));
     req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST;
-    req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWLINK;
+    req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_SETLINK;
 
     req.i.ifi_family = AF_PACKET;
     req.i.ifi_index = ifindex;
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
 
     req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(req.i));
     req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST;
-    req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWLINK;
+    req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_SETLINK;
 
     req.i.ifi_family = AF_PACKET;
     req.i.ifi_index = ifindex;