diff --git a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
index ddf6537..b24a45e 100644
--- a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
+++ b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #define LOG_TAG "NetlinkListener"
 #include <cutils/log.h>
+#include <cutils/uevent.h>
 
 #include <sysutils/NetlinkListener.h>
 #include <sysutils/NetlinkEvent.h>
@@ -34,35 +35,13 @@
 {
     int socket = cli->getSocket();
     ssize_t count;
-    char cred_msg[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred))];
-    struct sockaddr_nl snl;
-    struct iovec iov = {mBuffer, sizeof(mBuffer)};
-    struct msghdr hdr = {&snl, sizeof(snl), &iov, 1, cred_msg, sizeof(cred_msg), 0};
 
-    count = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(recvmsg(socket, &hdr, 0));
+    count = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(uevent_checked_recv(socket, mBuffer, sizeof(mBuffer)));
     if (count < 0) {
         SLOGE("recvmsg failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
         return false;
     }
 
-    if ((snl.nl_groups != 1) || (snl.nl_pid != 0)) {
-        SLOGE("ignoring non-kernel netlink multicast message");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    struct cmsghdr * cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&hdr);
-
-    if (cmsg == NULL || cmsg->cmsg_type != SCM_CREDENTIALS) {
-        SLOGE("ignoring message with no sender credentials");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    struct ucred * cred = (struct ucred *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
-    if (cred->uid != 0) {
-        SLOGE("ignoring message from non-root UID %d", cred->uid);
-        return false;
-    }
-
     NetlinkEvent *evt = new NetlinkEvent();
     if (!evt->decode(mBuffer, count)) {
         SLOGE("Error decoding NetlinkEvent");