diff --git a/src/netlink.c b/src/netlink.c
index 51bf123..f0e73cb 100644
--- a/src/netlink.c
+++ b/src/netlink.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static struct iovec iov;
 static u32 netlink_pid;
 
 static int nl_async(struct nlmsghdr *h);
-static void nl_newinterface(time_t now);
+static void nl_newaddress(time_t now);
 
 void netlink_init(void)
 {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int iface_enumerate(int family, void *parm, int (*callback)())
 	    /* handle async new interface address arrivals, these have to be done
 	       after we complete as we're not re-entrant */
 	    if (newaddr) 
-	      nl_newinterface(dnsmasq_time());
+	      nl_newaddress(dnsmasq_time());
 		
 	    return callback_ok;
 	  }
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void netlink_multicast(time_t now)
   fcntl(daemon->netlinkfd, F_SETFL, flags);
   
   if (newaddr) 
-    nl_newinterface(now);
+    nl_newaddress(now);
 }
 
 static int nl_async(struct nlmsghdr *h)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int nl_async(struct nlmsghdr *h)
   return 0;
 }
   	
-static void nl_newinterface(time_t now)
+static void nl_newaddress(time_t now)
 {
   if (option_bool(OPT_CLEVERBIND) || daemon->doing_dhcp6 || daemon->doing_ra)
     enumerate_interfaces();