Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_heartbeat.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_heartbeat.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_heartbeat.c
@@ -110,13 +110,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Send response by echoing the updated request back.
+	 * Send response by echoing the request back.
 	 */
-	hdr->ic_flags = VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_XACT | VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_RESP;
-	error = vmbus_chan_send(chan, VMBUS_CHANPKT_TYPE_INBAND, 0,
-	    data, dlen, xactid);
-	if (error)
-		device_printf(sc->ic_dev, "resp send failed: %d\n", error);
+	vmbus_ic_sendresp(sc, chan, data, dlen, xactid);
 }
 
 static int
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_shutdown.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_shutdown.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_shutdown.c
@@ -122,13 +122,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Send response by echoing the updated request back.
+	 * Send response by echoing the request back.
 	 */
-	hdr->ic_flags = VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_XACT | VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_RESP;
-	error = vmbus_chan_send(chan, VMBUS_CHANPKT_TYPE_INBAND, 0,
-	    data, dlen, xactid);
-	if (error)
-		device_printf(sc->ic_dev, "resp send failed: %d\n", error);
+	vmbus_ic_sendresp(sc, chan, data, dlen, xactid);
 
 	if (do_shutdown)
 		shutdown_nice(RB_POWEROFF);
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_timesync.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_timesync.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_timesync.c
@@ -203,13 +203,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Send response by echoing the updated request back.
+	 * Send response by echoing the request back.
 	 */
-	hdr->ic_flags = VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_XACT | VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_RESP;
-	error = vmbus_chan_send(chan, VMBUS_CHANPKT_TYPE_INBAND, 0,
-	    data, dlen, xactid);
-	if (error)
-		device_printf(sc->ic_dev, "resp send failed: %d\n", error);
+	vmbus_ic_sendresp(sc, chan, data, dlen, xactid);
 }
 
 static int
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_util.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_util.h
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_util.h
@@ -58,5 +58,8 @@
 int		vmbus_ic_probe(device_t dev, const struct vmbus_ic_desc descs[]);
 int		vmbus_ic_negomsg(struct hv_util_sc *sc, void *data, int *dlen,
 		    uint32_t fw_ver, uint32_t msg_ver);
+int		vmbus_ic_sendresp(struct hv_util_sc *sc,
+		    struct vmbus_channel *chan, void *data, int dlen,
+		    uint64_t xactid);
 
 #endif
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_util.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_util.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/utilities/hv_util.c
@@ -287,3 +287,21 @@
 
 	return (0);
 }
+
+int
+vmbus_ic_sendresp(struct hv_util_sc *sc, struct vmbus_channel *chan,
+    void *data, int dlen, uint64_t xactid)
+{
+	struct vmbus_icmsg_hdr *hdr;
+	int error;
+
+	KASSERT(dlen >= sizeof(*hdr), ("invalid data length %d", dlen));
+	hdr = data;
+
+	hdr->ic_flags = VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_XACT | VMBUS_ICMSG_FLAG_RESP;
+	error = vmbus_chan_send(chan, VMBUS_CHANPKT_TYPE_INBAND, 0,
+	    data, dlen, xactid);
+	if (error)
+		device_printf(sc->ic_dev, "resp send failed: %d\n", error);
+	return (error);
+}