diff --git a/astlpc.c b/astlpc.c
index cf75534..079d9c5 100644
--- a/astlpc.c
+++ b/astlpc.c
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int mctp_binding_astlpc_start(struct mctp_binding *b)
+{
+	struct mctp_binding_astlpc *astlpc = container_of(b,
+			struct mctp_binding_astlpc, binding);
+
+	return mctp_astlpc_init_bmc(astlpc);
+}
+
 /* allocate and basic initialisation */
 static struct mctp_binding_astlpc *__mctp_astlpc_init(void)
 {
@@ -342,6 +350,7 @@
 	astlpc->binding.name = "astlpc";
 	astlpc->binding.version = 1;
 	astlpc->binding.tx = mctp_binding_astlpc_tx;
+	astlpc->binding.start = mctp_binding_astlpc_start;
 	astlpc->binding.pkt_size = MCTP_BMTU;
 	astlpc->binding.pkt_pad = 0;
 	astlpc->lpc_map = NULL;
@@ -375,12 +384,6 @@
 	if (!astlpc->lpc_map)
 		astlpc->priv_hdr = __mctp_alloc(sizeof(*astlpc->priv_hdr));
 
-	rc = mctp_astlpc_init_bmc(astlpc);
-	if (rc) {
-		free(astlpc);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return astlpc;
 }
 
@@ -490,12 +493,6 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	rc = mctp_astlpc_init_bmc(astlpc);
-	if (rc) {
-		free(astlpc);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return astlpc;
 }
 #else