diff --git a/cmd/service/startstop.c b/cmd/service/startstop.c
index ffc33de..8c30efa 100644
--- a/cmd/service/startstop.c
+++ b/cmd/service/startstop.c
@@ -8,17 +8,11 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-static void free_resp(init_status_response_t *resp)
-{
-	free(resp->filename);
-	free(resp->service_name);
-}
-
 static int cmd_startstop(int argc, char **argv,
 			 E_SERVICE_STATE filter, E_INIT_REQUEST action)
 {
 	int i, fd, ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
-	init_status_response_t resp;
+	init_status_t resp;
 	char tmppath[256];
 	bool found;
 
@@ -41,12 +35,12 @@ static int cmd_startstop(int argc, char **argv,
 
 		if (init_socket_recv_status(fd, &resp)) {
 			perror("reading from initd socket");
-			free_resp(&resp);
+			free_init_status(&resp);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
 		if (resp.state == ESS_NONE) {
-			free_resp(&resp);
+			free_init_status(&resp);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@ static int cmd_startstop(int argc, char **argv,
 				goto out;
 		}
 
-		free_resp(&resp);
+		free_init_status(&resp);
 	}
 
 	ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/cmd/service/status.c b/cmd/service/status.c
index abeeb15..752b0c7 100644
--- a/cmd/service/status.c
+++ b/cmd/service/status.c
@@ -15,17 +15,11 @@ static const struct option long_opts[] = {
 
 static const char *short_opts = "d";
 
-static void free_resp(init_status_response_t *resp)
-{
-	free(resp->filename);
-	free(resp->service_name);
-}
-
 static int cmd_status(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	bool is_tty, found, show_details = false;
 	int i, fd, ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
-	init_status_response_t resp;
+	init_status_t resp;
 	char tmppath[256];
 	const char *state;
 	service_t *svc;
@@ -63,12 +57,12 @@ static int cmd_status(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		if (init_socket_recv_status(fd, &resp)) {
 			perror("reading from initd socket");
-			free_resp(&resp);
+			free_init_status(&resp);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
 		if (resp.state == ESS_NONE) {
-			free_resp(&resp);
+			free_init_status(&resp);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -87,8 +81,10 @@ static int cmd_status(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (!found)
+			if (!found) {
+				free_init_status(&resp);
 				continue;
+			}
 		}
 
 		switch (resp.state) {
@@ -150,7 +146,7 @@ static int cmd_status(int argc, char **argv)
 			printf("[%s] %s\n", state, resp.filename);
 		}
 
-		free_resp(&resp);
+		free_init_status(&resp);
 	}
 
 	ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/lib/Makemodule.am b/lib/Makemodule.am
index a131463..8dcff06 100644
--- a/lib/Makemodule.am
+++ b/lib/Makemodule.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 libinit_a_SOURCES = lib/init/delsvc.c lib/init/svcmap.c lib/init/rdsvc.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/svcscan.c lib/init/del_svc_list.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/svc_tsort.c lib/include/service.h
-libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/init_socket_open.c
+libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/init_socket_open.c lib/init/free_init_status.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/include/initsock.h lib/init/init_socket_send_request.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
 libinit_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/lib/include/initsock.h b/lib/include/initsock.h
index afbf861..04b8ffd 100644
--- a/lib/include/initsock.h
+++ b/lib/include/initsock.h
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ typedef struct {
 	int id;
 	char *filename;
 	char *service_name;
-} init_status_response_t;
+} init_status_t;
 
 int init_socket_open(const char *tmppath);
 
 int init_socket_send_request(int fd, E_INIT_REQUEST rq, ...);
 
-int init_socket_recv_status(int fd, init_status_response_t *resp);
+int init_socket_recv_status(int fd, init_status_t *resp);
+
+void free_init_status(init_status_t *resp);
 
 #endif /* INITSOCK_H */
diff --git a/lib/init/free_init_status.c b/lib/init/free_init_status.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..945d407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/init/free_init_status.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "initsock.h"
+
+void free_init_status(init_status_t *resp)
+{
+	free(resp->filename);
+	free(resp->service_name);
+}
diff --git a/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c b/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
index b812819..d5ca2e6 100644
--- a/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
+++ b/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static char *read_string(int fd)
 	return buffer;
 }
 
-int init_socket_recv_status(int fd, init_status_response_t *resp)
+int init_socket_recv_status(int fd, init_status_t *resp)
 {
 	uint8_t info[8];