diff --git a/include/patty/ax25/sock.h b/include/patty/ax25/sock.h
index 52ada80..a995752 100644
--- a/include/patty/ax25/sock.h
+++ b/include/patty/ax25/sock.h
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ typedef struct _patty_ax25_sock {
     unsigned int hops;
 } patty_ax25_sock;
 
+void patty_ax25_sock_init(patty_ax25_sock *sock);
+
 patty_ax25_sock *patty_ax25_sock_new(enum patty_ax25_proto proto,
                                      enum patty_ax25_sock_type type);
 
-void patty_ax25_sock_reset(patty_ax25_sock *sock);
-
 void patty_ax25_sock_destroy(patty_ax25_sock *sock);
 
 int patty_ax25_sock_upgrade(patty_ax25_sock *sock,
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index ad7c3a0..409eea5 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ static int handle_dm(patty_ax25_server *server,
         goto error_client_by_sock;
     }
 
-    patty_ax25_sock_reset(sock);
+    patty_ax25_sock_init(sock);
 
     return respond_connect(client, -1, ECONNREFUSED);
 
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static int handle_xid(patty_ax25_server *server,
                 goto error_client_by_sock;
             }
 
-            patty_ax25_sock_reset(remote);
+            patty_ax25_sock_init(remote);
 
             return respond_connect(client, -1, errno);
         }
diff --git a/src/sock.c b/src/sock.c
index d2a0719..a44d143 100644
--- a/src/sock.c
+++ b/src/sock.c
@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ error_realloc_tx_buf:
     return -1;
 }
 
+void patty_ax25_sock_init(patty_ax25_sock *sock) {
+    sock->status      = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_CLOSED;
+    sock->mode        = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DM;
+    sock->n_maxlen_tx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_MAXLEN;
+    sock->n_maxlen_rx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_MAXLEN;
+    sock->n_window_tx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_WINDOW;
+    sock->n_window_rx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_WINDOW;
+    sock->n_ack       = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_ACK;
+    sock->n_retry     = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_RETRY;
+    sock->seq_send    = 0;
+    sock->seq_recv    = 0;
+
+    timerclear(&sock->timer_ack);
+    timerclear(&sock->timer_response);
+    timerclear(&sock->timer_keepalive);
+}
+
 patty_ax25_sock *patty_ax25_sock_new(enum patty_ax25_proto proto,
                                      enum patty_ax25_sock_type type) {
     patty_ax25_sock *sock;
@@ -114,7 +131,7 @@ patty_ax25_sock *patty_ax25_sock_new(enum patty_ax25_proto proto,
 
     memset(sock, '\0', sizeof(*sock));
 
-    patty_ax25_sock_reset(sock);
+    patty_ax25_sock_init(sock);
 
     sock->proto         = proto;
     sock->type          = type;
@@ -144,23 +161,6 @@ error_malloc_sock:
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void patty_ax25_sock_reset(patty_ax25_sock *sock) {
-    sock->status      = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_CLOSED;
-    sock->mode        = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DM;
-    sock->n_maxlen_tx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_MAXLEN;
-    sock->n_maxlen_rx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_MAXLEN;
-    sock->n_window_tx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_WINDOW;
-    sock->n_window_rx = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_WINDOW;
-    sock->n_ack       = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_ACK;
-    sock->n_retry     = PATTY_AX25_SOCK_DEFAULT_RETRY;
-    sock->seq_send    = 0;
-    sock->seq_recv    = 0;
-
-    timerclear(&sock->timer_ack);
-    timerclear(&sock->timer_response);
-    timerclear(&sock->timer_keepalive);
-}
-
 void patty_ax25_sock_destroy(patty_ax25_sock *sock) {
     if (sock->fd) {
         if (sock->iface) {