diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_interface.c b/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
index 07c3fe3..af4f0a6 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@
   ospf_ls_upd_queue_empty (oi);
   
   /* Reset pseudo neighbor. */
-  ospf_nbr_delete (oi->nbr_self);
-  oi->nbr_self = ospf_nbr_new (oi);
-  ospf_nbr_add_self (oi);
+  ospf_nbr_self_reset (oi);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.c b/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.c
index 967ca15..c3bdf99 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.c
@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
+/* reset nbr_self */
+void
+ospf_nbr_self_reset (struct ospf_interface *oi)
+{
+  ospf_nbr_delete (oi->nbr_self);
+  oi->nbr_self = ospf_nbr_new (oi);
+  ospf_nbr_add_self (oi);
+}
+
 /* Add self to nbr list. */
 void
 ospf_nbr_add_self (struct ospf_interface *oi)
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.h b/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.h
index 25f1352..822c202 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.h
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_neighbor.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 extern void ospf_nbr_free (struct ospf_neighbor *);
 extern void ospf_nbr_delete (struct ospf_neighbor *);
 extern int ospf_nbr_bidirectional (struct in_addr *, struct in_addr *, int);
+extern void ospf_nbr_self_reset (struct ospf_interface *);
 extern void ospf_nbr_add_self (struct ospf_interface *);
 extern int ospf_nbr_count (struct ospf_interface *, int);
 #ifdef HAVE_OPAQUE_LSA
diff --git a/ospfd/ospfd.c b/ospfd/ospfd.c
index 019a22b..1a549c3 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospfd.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospfd.c
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@
 	   * oi->nbr_self->router_id = router_id for
 	   * !(virtual | ptop) links
 	   */
-	  ospf_nbr_delete(oi->nbr_self);
-	  ospf_nbr_add_self(oi);
+	  ospf_nbr_self_reset (oi);
 	}
 
       /* If AS-external-LSA is queued, then flush those LSAs. */