diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
index 5972803..6f4c1f3 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
@@ -832,6 +832,11 @@
 	}
 
 	wq = &mgcp->wq;
+	osmo_wqueue_init(wq, 1024);
+	wq->read_cb = mgcp_do_read;
+	wq->write_cb = mgcp_do_write;
+
+	osmo_fd_setup(&wq->bfd, -1, OSMO_FD_READ, osmo_wqueue_bfd_cb, mgcp, 0);
 
 	rc = init_socket(mgcp);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -842,11 +847,6 @@
 		goto error_close_fd;
 	}
 
-	osmo_wqueue_init(wq, 1024);
-	wq->bfd.when = OSMO_FD_READ;
-	wq->bfd.data = mgcp;
-	wq->read_cb = mgcp_do_read;
-	wq->write_cb = mgcp_do_write;
 
 	LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_INFO, "MGCP GW connection: %s\n", osmo_sock_get_name2(wq->bfd.fd));
 
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
index b452201..6b31f2b 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
@@ -1577,7 +1577,6 @@
 	mgcp_set_ip_tos(rtp_end->rtp.fd, cfg->endp_dscp);
 	mgcp_set_ip_tos(rtp_end->rtcp.fd, cfg->endp_dscp);
 
-	rtp_end->rtp.when = OSMO_FD_READ;
 	if (osmo_fd_register(&rtp_end->rtp) != 0) {
 		LOGPENDP(endp, DRTP, LOGL_ERROR,
 			 "failed to register RTP port %d\n",
@@ -1585,7 +1584,6 @@
 		goto cleanup2;
 	}
 
-	rtp_end->rtcp.when = OSMO_FD_READ;
 	if (osmo_fd_register(&rtp_end->rtcp) != 0) {
 		LOGPENDP(endp, DRTP, LOGL_ERROR,
 			 "failed to register RTCP port %d\n",
@@ -1634,10 +1632,8 @@
 	}
 
 	end->local_port = rtp_port;
-	end->rtp.cb = rtp_data_net;
-	end->rtp.data = conn;
-	end->rtcp.data = conn;
-	end->rtcp.cb = rtp_data_net;
+	osmo_fd_setup(&end->rtp, -1, OSMO_FD_READ, rtp_data_net, conn, 0);
+	osmo_fd_setup(&end->rtcp, -1, OSMO_FD_READ, rtp_data_net, conn, 0);
 
 	return bind_rtp(endp->cfg, conn->end.local_addr, end, endp);
 }
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c
index 9a3c950..a7c0eef 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c
@@ -416,8 +416,7 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	osmux_fd.cb = osmux_read_fd_cb;
-	osmux_fd.data = cfg;
+	osmo_fd_setup(&osmux_fd, -1, OSMO_FD_READ, osmux_read_fd_cb, cfg, 0);
 
 	ret = mgcp_create_bind(cfg->osmux_addr, &osmux_fd, cfg->osmux_port);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 	mgcp_set_ip_tos(osmux_fd.fd, cfg->endp_dscp);
-	osmux_fd.when |= OSMO_FD_READ;
 
 	ret = osmo_fd_register(&osmux_fd);
 	if (ret < 0) {