diff --git a/daemon/control_ng.c b/daemon/control_ng.c
index 70f6392c7..e148dcffb 100644
--- a/daemon/control_ng.c
+++ b/daemon/control_ng.c
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ static void control_ng_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *sin
 	bencode_item_t *dict, *resp;
 	str cmd, cookie, data, reply, *to_send, callid;
 	const char *errstr;
-	struct msghdr mh;
 	struct iovec iov[3];
+	unsigned int iovlen;
 	GString *log_str;
 
 	struct control_ng_stats* cur = get_control_ng_stats(c,&sin->address);
@@ -196,9 +196,7 @@ send_resp:
 	}
 
 send_only:
-	ZERO(mh);
-	mh.msg_iov = iov;
-	mh.msg_iovlen = 3;
+	iovlen = 3;
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = cookie.s;
 	iov[0].iov_len = cookie.len;
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ send_only:
 	iov[2].iov_base = to_send->s;
 	iov[2].iov_len = to_send->len;
 
-	socket_sendmsg(&c->udp_listener.sock, &mh, sin);
+	socket_sendiov(&c->udp_listener.sock, iov, iovlen, sin);
 
 	if (resp)
 		cookie_cache_insert(&c->cookie_cache, &cookie, &reply);
diff --git a/daemon/control_udp.c b/daemon/control_udp.c
index ae9996e77..d614aee6a 100644
--- a/daemon/control_udp.c
+++ b/daemon/control_udp.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ static void control_udp_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *si
 	int ret;
 	int ovec[100];
 	char **out;
-	struct msghdr mh;
 	struct iovec iov[10];
+	unsigned int iovlen;
 	str cookie, *reply;
 
 	ret = pcre_exec(u->parse_re, u->parse_ree, buf->s, buf->len, 0, 0, ovec, G_N_ELEMENTS(ovec));
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ static void control_udp_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *si
 
 		pcre_get_substring_list(buf->s, ovec, ret, (const char ***) &out);
 
-		/* XXX abstraction for iovec sending */
-		ZERO(mh);
-		mh.msg_iov = iov;
-
 		iov[0].iov_base = (void *) out[RE_UDP_COOKIE];
 		iov[0].iov_len = strlen(out[RE_UDP_COOKIE]);
 		if (out[RE_UDP_UL_CMD] && (chrtoupper(out[RE_UDP_UL_CMD][0]) == 'U' || chrtoupper(out[RE_UDP_UL_CMD][0]) == 'L')) {
@@ -54,15 +50,15 @@ static void control_udp_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *si
 			iov[2].iov_len = strlen(out[3]);
 			iov[3].iov_base = "\n";
 			iov[3].iov_len = 1;
-			mh.msg_iovlen = 4;
+			iovlen = 4;
 		}
 		else {
 			iov[1].iov_base = " E8\n";
 			iov[1].iov_len = 4;
-			mh.msg_iovlen = 2;
+			iovlen = 2;
 		}
 
-		socket_sendmsg(&u->udp_listener.sock, &mh, sin);
+		socket_sendiov(&u->udp_listener.sock, iov, iovlen, sin);
 
 		pcre_free(out);
 
@@ -96,9 +92,7 @@ static void control_udp_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *si
 	else if (chrtoupper(out[RE_UDP_DQ_CMD][0]) == 'Q')
 		reply = call_query_udp(out, u->callmaster);
 	else if (chrtoupper(out[RE_UDP_V_CMD][0]) == 'V') {
-		ZERO(mh);
-		mh.msg_iov = iov;
-		mh.msg_iovlen = 2;
+		iovlen = 2;
 
 		iov[0].iov_base = (void *) out[RE_UDP_COOKIE];
 		iov[0].iov_len = strlen(out[RE_UDP_COOKIE]);
@@ -115,14 +109,14 @@ static void control_udp_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *si
 				ret = 1;
 			iov[2].iov_base = ret ? "1\n" : "0\n";
 			iov[2].iov_len = 2;
-			mh.msg_iovlen++;
+			iovlen++;
 		}
 		else {
 			iov[2].iov_base = "20040107\n";
 			iov[2].iov_len = 9;
-			mh.msg_iovlen++;
+			iovlen++;
 		}
-		socket_sendmsg(&u->udp_listener.sock, &mh, sin);
+		socket_sendiov(&u->udp_listener.sock, iov, iovlen, sin);
 	}
 
 	if (reply) {
diff --git a/daemon/socket.h b/daemon/socket.h
index 50dda3d00..a8b912454 100644
--- a/daemon/socket.h
+++ b/daemon/socket.h
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ INLINE int is_addr_unspecified(const sockaddr_t *a) {
 #define socket_recvfrom(s,a...) (s)->family->recvfrom((s), a)
 #define socket_sendmsg(s,a...) (s)->family->sendmsg((s), a)
 #define socket_sendto(s,a...) (s)->family->sendto((s), a)
+INLINE ssize_t socket_sendiov(socket_t *s, const struct iovec *v, unsigned int len, const endpoint_t *dst) {
+	struct msghdr mh;
+	ZERO(mh);
+	mh.msg_iov = (void *) v;
+	mh.msg_iovlen = len;
+	return socket_sendmsg(s, &mh, dst);
+}