diff --git a/include/patty/ax25/sock.h b/include/patty/ax25/sock.h
index 046c153..6b86d30 100644
--- a/include/patty/ax25/sock.h
+++ b/include/patty/ax25/sock.h
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef _PATTY_AX25_SOCK_H
 #define _PATTY_AX25_SOCK_H
 
+enum patty_ax25_sock_type {
+    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_NONE,
+    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_UNIX     = 1 << 0,
+    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_PTY      = 1 << 1,
+    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_RAW      = 1 << 2,
+    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_NONBLOCK = 1 << 3
+};
+
 enum patty_ax25_sock_status {
     PATTY_AX25_SOCK_CLOSED,
     PATTY_AX25_SOCK_LISTENING,
@@ -13,18 +21,10 @@ enum patty_ax25_sock_mode {
     PATTY_AX25_SOCK_SABME
 };
 
-enum patty_ax25_sock_type {
-    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_NONE,
-    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_UNIX     = 1 << 0,
-    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_PTY      = 1 << 1,
-    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_RAW      = 1 << 2,
-    PATTY_AX25_SOCK_NONBLOCK = 1 << 3
-};
-
 typedef struct _patty_ax25_sock {
+    enum patty_ax25_sock_type   type;
     enum patty_ax25_sock_status status;
     enum patty_ax25_sock_mode   mode;
-    enum patty_ax25_sock_type   type;
 
     time_t timer_ack,
            timer_response,
@@ -49,4 +49,6 @@ typedef struct _patty_ax25_sock {
     unsigned int hops;
 } patty_ax25_sock;
 
+patty_ax25_sock *patty_ax25_sock_new(enum patty_ax25_sock_type type);
+
 #endif /* _PATTY_AX25_SOCK_H */