diff --git a/include/netlink/netlink.h b/include/netlink/netlink.h
index 1cfe220..099a83e 100644
--- a/include/netlink/netlink.h
+++ b/include/netlink/netlink.h
@@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ extern int			nl_sendmsg(struct nl_sock *, struct nl_msg *,
 extern int			nl_send(struct nl_sock *, struct nl_msg *);
 extern int			nl_send_iovec(struct nl_sock *, struct nl_msg *,
 					      struct iovec *, unsigned);
+extern void			nl_complete_msg(struct nl_sock *,
+						struct nl_msg *);
 extern void			nl_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *,
-						      struct nl_msg *);
+						 struct nl_msg *);
+extern int			nl_send_auto(struct nl_sock *, struct nl_msg *);
 extern int			nl_send_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *,
 						      struct nl_msg *);
 extern int			nl_send_simple(struct nl_sock *, int, int,
diff --git a/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c b/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c
index ab0a58b..c40f8c2 100644
--- a/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c
+++ b/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int nfnl_queue_msg_send_verdict_payload(struct nl_sock *nlh,
 	iov[2].iov_base = (void *) payload_data;
 	iov[2].iov_len = NLA_ALIGN(payload_len);
 
-	nl_auto_complete(nlh, nlmsg);
+	nl_complete_msg(nlh, nlmsg);
 	err = nl_send_iovec(nlh, nlmsg, iov, 3);
 
 	nlmsg_free(nlmsg);
diff --git a/lib/nl.c b/lib/nl.c
index d3fef04..cd6e6c7 100644
--- a/lib/nl.c
+++ b/lib/nl.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int nl_send(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
 	return nl_send_iovec(sk, msg, &iov, 1);
 }
 
-void nl_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
+void nl_complete_msg(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 
@@ -308,11 +308,19 @@ void nl_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
 		nlh->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
 }
 
+void nl_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
+{
+	nl_complete_msg(sk, msg);
+}
+
 /**
- * Send netlink message and check & extend header values as needed.
+ * Automatically complete and send a netlink message
  * @arg sk		Netlink socket.
  * @arg msg		Netlink message to be sent.
  *
+ * This function takes a netlink message and passes it on to
+ * nl_auto_complete() for completion.
+ *
  * Checks the netlink message \c nlh for completness and extends it
  * as required before sending it out. Checked fields include pid,
  * sequence nr, and flags.
@@ -320,11 +328,11 @@ void nl_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
  * @see nl_send()
  * @return Number of characters sent or a negative error code.
  */
-int nl_send_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
+int nl_send_auto(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct nl_cb *cb = sk->s_cb;
 
-	nl_auto_complete(sk, msg);
+	nl_complete_msg(sk, msg);
 
 	if (cb->cb_send_ow)
 		return cb->cb_send_ow(sk, msg);
@@ -332,6 +340,11 @@ int nl_send_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
 		return nl_send(sk, msg);
 }
 
+int nl_send_auto_complete(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_msg *msg)
+{
+	return nl_send_auto(sk, msg);
+}
+
 /**
  * Send simple netlink message using nl_send_auto_complete()
  * @arg sk		Netlink socket.