diff --git a/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c b/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
index dec19b9..db20551 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
+++ b/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_cmd.h>
+#include <osmocom/ctrl/control_if.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@
 		cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	rc = ctrl_cmd_send(&cmd->ccon->write_queue, cmd);
+	rc = ctrl_cmd_send2(cmd->ccon, cmd);
 
 	talloc_free(cmd);
 	llist_del(&cd->list);
diff --git a/src/ctrl/control_if.c b/src/ctrl/control_if.c
index 94b8975..c265c3a 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/control_if.c
+++ b/src/ctrl/control_if.c
@@ -106,18 +106,28 @@
 	llist_for_each_entry(ccon, &ctrl->ccon_list, list_entry) {
 		if (ccon == cmd->ccon)
 			continue;
-		if (ctrl_cmd_send(&ccon->write_queue, cmd))
+		if (ctrl_cmd_send2(ccon, cmd))
 			ret++;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*! Encode a CTRL command and append it to the given write queue
+/*! Encode a CTRL command and append it to the given ctrl_connection
  *  \param[inout] queue write queue to which encoded \a cmd shall be appended
  *  \param[in] cmd decoded command representation
  *  \returns 0 in case of success; negative on error */
 int ctrl_cmd_send(struct osmo_wqueue *queue, struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 {
+	struct ctrl_connection *ccon = container_of(queue, struct ctrl_connection, write_queue);
+	return ctrl_cmd_send2(ccon, cmd);
+}
+
+/*! Encode a CTRL command and append it to the given ctrl_connection
+ *  \param[inout] queue write queue to which encoded \a cmd shall be appended
+ *  \param[in] cmd decoded command representation
+ *  \returns 0 in case of success; negative on error */
+int ctrl_cmd_send2(struct ctrl_connection *ccon, struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
+{
 	int ret;
 	struct msgb *msg;
 
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@
 	ipa_prepend_header_ext(msg, IPAC_PROTO_EXT_CTRL);
 	ipa_prepend_header(msg, IPAC_PROTO_OSMO);
 
-	ret = osmo_wqueue_enqueue(queue, msg);
+	ret = osmo_wqueue_enqueue(&ccon->write_queue, msg);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to enqueue the command.\n");
 		msgb_free(msg);
@@ -464,7 +474,7 @@
 
 send_reply:
 	/* There is a reply or error that should be reported back to the sender. */
-	ctrl_cmd_send(&ccon->write_queue, cmd);
+	ctrl_cmd_send2(ccon, cmd);
 just_free:
 	talloc_free(cmd);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map b/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map
index 306ad3f..3418e62 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map
+++ b/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ctrl_cmd_parse2;
 ctrl_cmd_parse3;
 ctrl_cmd_send;
+ctrl_cmd_send2;
 ctrl_cmd_send_to_all;
 ctrl_cmd_send_trap;
 ctrl_cmd_trap;