diff --git a/include/libnetlink.h b/include/libnetlink.h
index ec3d657..fe7d5d3 100644
--- a/include/libnetlink.h
+++ b/include/libnetlink.h
@@ -22,13 +22,22 @@
 
 extern int rcvbuf;
 
-extern int rtnl_open(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned subscriptions);
-extern int rtnl_open_byproto(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned subscriptions, int protocol);
+extern int rtnl_open(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned subscriptions)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+
+extern int rtnl_open_byproto(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned subscriptions,
+			     int protocol)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+
 extern void rtnl_close(struct rtnl_handle *rth);
-extern int rtnl_wilddump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int fam, int type);
+extern int rtnl_wilddump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int fam, int type)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
 extern int rtnl_wilddump_req_filter(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int fam, int type,
-				    __u32 filt_mask);
-extern int rtnl_dump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int type, void *req, int len);
+				    __u32 filt_mask)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+extern int rtnl_dump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int type, void *req,
+			     int len)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
 
 typedef int (*rtnl_filter_t)(const struct sockaddr_nl *,
 			     struct nlmsghdr *n, void *);
@@ -44,9 +53,12 @@
 extern int rtnl_dump_filter(struct rtnl_handle *rth, rtnl_filter_t filter,
 			    void *arg);
 extern int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n, pid_t peer,
-		     unsigned groups, struct nlmsghdr *answer);
-extern int rtnl_send(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int);
-extern int rtnl_send_check(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int);
+		     unsigned groups, struct nlmsghdr *answer)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+extern int rtnl_send(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+extern int rtnl_send_check(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int)
+	__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
 
 extern int addattr(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type);
 extern int addattr8(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u8 data);
diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index 58b6c20..e0c14e6 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@
 		req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWLINK;
 		req.i.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 
-		rtnl_send(&rth, &req.n, req.n.nlmsg_len);
+		if (rtnl_send(&rth, &req.n, req.n.nlmsg_len) < 0) {
+			perror("request send failed");
+			exit(1);
+		}
 		rtnl_listen(&rth, accept_msg, NULL);
 	}
 	return have_rtnl_newlink;
diff --git a/ip/ipnetconf.c b/ip/ipnetconf.c
index 9a77ecb..37aaf45 100644
--- a/ip/ipnetconf.c
+++ b/ip/ipnetconf.c
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@
 			addattr_l(&req.n, sizeof(req), NETCONFA_IFINDEX,
 				  &filter.ifindex, sizeof(filter.ifindex));
 
-		rtnl_send(&rth, &req.n, req.n.nlmsg_len);
+		if (rtnl_send(&rth, &req.n, req.n.nlmsg_len) < 0) {
+			perror("Can not send request");
+			exit(1);
+		}
 		rtnl_listen(&rth, print_netconf, stdout);
 	} else {
 dump:
diff --git a/misc/arpd.c b/misc/arpd.c
index ec9d570..bfe7de9 100644
--- a/misc/arpd.c
+++ b/misc/arpd.c
@@ -428,7 +428,11 @@
 
 static void load_initial_table(void)
 {
-	rtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, AF_INET, RTM_GETNEIGH);
+	if (rtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, AF_INET, RTM_GETNEIGH) < 0) {
+		perror("dump request failed");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+		
 }
 
 static void get_kern_msg(void)
diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
index 6f38ae7..e59ca5c 100644
--- a/misc/ss.c
+++ b/misc/ss.c
@@ -996,7 +996,9 @@
 static void xll_init(void)
 {
 	struct rtnl_handle rth;
-	rtnl_open(&rth, 0);
+	if (rtnl_open(&rth, 0) < 0)
+		exit(1);
+
 	ll_init_map(&rth);
 	rtnl_close(&rth);
 	xll_initted = 1;