diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ccp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ccp.c
index 8428dfb7..f8519ebe 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ccp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ccp.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static void ccp_init(ppp_pcb *pcb) {
     f->callbacks = &ccp_callbacks;
     fsm_init(f);
 
-#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_clear() */
+#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_new() */
     memset(wo, 0, sizeof(*wo));
     memset(go, 0, sizeof(*go));
     memset(ao, 0, sizeof(*ao));
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/chap-new.c b/src/netif/ppp/chap-new.c
index 9e7e66c5..485122d2 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/chap-new.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/chap-new.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static const struct chap_digest_type* const chap_digests[] = {
 static void chap_init(ppp_pcb *pcb) {
 	LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(pcb);
 
-#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_clear() */
+#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_new() */
 	memset(&pcb->chap_client, 0, sizeof(chap_client_state));
 #if PPP_SERVER
 	memset(&pcb->chap_server, 0, sizeof(chap_server_state));
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ecp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ecp.c
index 68e5bcb9..4d84f609 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ecp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ecp.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ecp_init(unit)
     f->callbacks = &ecp_callbacks;
     fsm_init(f);
 
-#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_clear() */
+#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_new() */
     memset(&ecp_wantoptions[unit],  0, sizeof(ecp_options));
     memset(&ecp_gotoptions[unit],   0, sizeof(ecp_options));
     memset(&ecp_allowoptions[unit], 0, sizeof(ecp_options));
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ipcp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ipcp.c
index c42fdf76..06e1eac3 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ipcp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ipcp.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static void ipcp_init(ppp_pcb *pcb) {
      */
     f->maxnakloops = 100;
 
-#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_clear() */
+#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_new() */
     memset(wo, 0, sizeof(*wo));
     memset(ao, 0, sizeof(*ao));
 #endif /* 0 */
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ipv6cp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ipv6cp.c
index f02558e0..db24305c 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ipv6cp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ipv6cp.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static void ipv6cp_init(ppp_pcb *pcb) {
     f->callbacks = &ipv6cp_callbacks;
     fsm_init(f);
 
-#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_clear() */
+#if 0 /* Not necessary, everything is cleared in ppp_new() */
     memset(wo, 0, sizeof(*wo));
     memset(ao, 0, sizeof(*ao));
 #endif /* 0 */
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
index 16aba02f..95cc22b0 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ int ppp_init(void)
  */
 ppp_pcb *ppp_new(struct netif *pppif, const struct link_callbacks *callbacks, void *link_ctx_cb, ppp_link_status_cb_fn link_status_cb, void *ctx_cb) {
   ppp_pcb *pcb;
+  const struct protent *protp;
+  int i;
 
   /* PPP is single-threaded: without a callback,
    * there is no way to know when the link is up. */
@@ -686,15 +688,20 @@ ppp_pcb *ppp_new(struct netif *pppif, const struct link_callbacks *callbacks, vo
   pcb->link_ctx_cb = link_ctx_cb;
   pcb->link_status_cb = link_status_cb;
   pcb->ctx_cb = ctx_cb;
+
+  /*
+   * Initialize each protocol.
+   */
+  for (i = 0; (protp = protocols[i]) != NULL; ++i) {
+      (*protp->init)(pcb);
+  }
+
   new_phase(pcb, PPP_PHASE_DEAD);
   return pcb;
 }
 
 /* Set a PPP PCB to its initial state */
 void ppp_clear(ppp_pcb *pcb) {
-  const struct protent *protp;
-  int i;
-
   LWIP_ASSERT("pcb->phase == PPP_PHASE_DEAD || pcb->phase == PPP_PHASE_HOLDOFF", pcb->phase == PPP_PHASE_DEAD || pcb->phase == PPP_PHASE_HOLDOFF);
 
   /* Clean data not taken care by anything else, mostly shared data. */
@@ -706,14 +713,6 @@ void ppp_clear(ppp_pcb *pcb) {
   memset(&pcb->mppe_comp, 0, sizeof(pcb->mppe_comp));
   memset(&pcb->mppe_decomp, 0, sizeof(pcb->mppe_decomp));
 #endif /* MPPE_SUPPORT */
-
-  /*
-   * Initialize each protocol.
-   */
-  for (i = 0; (protp = protocols[i]) != NULL; ++i) {
-      (*protp->init)(pcb);
-  }
-
 #if VJ_SUPPORT && LWIP_TCP
   vj_compress_init(&pcb->vj_comp);
 #endif /* VJ_SUPPORT && LWIP_TCP */