diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index 849a7c1..5b85d87 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ static int port_initialize(struct port *p)
 		if (p->fda.fd[FD_RTNL] == -1)
 			p->fda.fd[FD_RTNL] = rtnl_open();
 		if (p->fda.fd[FD_RTNL] >= 0)
-			rtnl_link_query(p->fda.fd[FD_RTNL]);
+			rtnl_link_query(p->fda.fd[FD_RTNL], p->iface->name);
 	}
 
 	port_nrate_initialize(p);
diff --git a/rtnl.c b/rtnl.c
index d7a430d..8ecf6fe 100644
--- a/rtnl.c
+++ b/rtnl.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int rtnl_close(int fd)
 	return close(fd);
 }
 
-int rtnl_link_query(int fd)
+int rtnl_link_query(int fd, char *device)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_nl sa;
 	struct msghdr msg;
@@ -51,19 +51,21 @@ int rtnl_link_query(int fd)
 
 	struct {
 		struct nlmsghdr hdr;
-		struct rtgenmsg gen;
+		struct ifinfomsg ifm;
 	} __attribute__((packed)) request;
 
 	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
 	sa.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
 
 	memset(&request, 0, sizeof(request));
-	request.hdr.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(request.gen));
+	request.hdr.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(request.ifm));
 	request.hdr.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETLINK;
-	request.hdr.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_DUMP;
+	request.hdr.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST;
 	request.hdr.nlmsg_seq = 1;
 	request.hdr.nlmsg_pid = 0;
-	request.gen.rtgen_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	request.ifm.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	request.ifm.ifi_index = if_nametoindex(device ? device : "");
+	request.ifm.ifi_change = 0xffffffff;
 
 	iov.iov_base = &request;
 	iov.iov_len = sizeof(request);
diff --git a/rtnl.h b/rtnl.h
index f1871f2..5c93eec 100644
--- a/rtnl.h
+++ b/rtnl.h
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ int rtnl_close(int fd);
 
 /**
  * Request the link status from the kernel.
- * @param fd  A socket obtained via rtnl_open().
- * @return    Zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
+ * @param fd     A socket obtained via rtnl_open().
+ * @param device Interface name. Request all iface's status if set NULL.
+ * @return       Zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
  */
-int rtnl_link_query(int fd);
+int rtnl_link_query(int fd, char *device);
 
 /**
  * Read kernel messages looking for a link up/down events.