diff --git a/boot/bootdev-uclass.c b/boot/bootdev-uclass.c
index 9d98bee..affe0d3 100644
--- a/boot/bootdev-uclass.c
+++ b/boot/bootdev-uclass.c
@@ -440,10 +440,7 @@
 
 	if (!ops->get_bootflow)
 		return -ENOSYS;
-	memset(bflow, '\0', sizeof(*bflow));
-	bflow->dev = dev;
-	bflow->method = iter->method;
-	bflow->state = BOOTFLOWST_BASE;
+	bootflow_init(bflow, dev, iter->method);
 
 	return ops->get_bootflow(dev, iter, bflow);
 }
diff --git a/boot/bootflow.c b/boot/bootflow.c
index 5d94a27..f9ad409 100644
--- a/boot/bootflow.c
+++ b/boot/bootflow.c
@@ -339,6 +339,15 @@
 	} while (1);
 }
 
+void bootflow_init(struct bootflow *bflow, struct udevice *bootdev,
+		   struct udevice *meth)
+{
+	memset(bflow, '\0', sizeof(*bflow));
+	bflow->dev = bootdev;
+	bflow->method = meth;
+	bflow->state = BOOTFLOWST_BASE;
+}
+
 void bootflow_free(struct bootflow *bflow)
 {
 	free(bflow->name);
diff --git a/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c b/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c
index 2d7652e..25552dd 100644
--- a/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c
+++ b/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@
 
 	if (!ops->read_bootflow)
 		return -ENOSYS;
-	memset(bflow, '\0', sizeof(*bflow));
-	bflow->dev = NULL;
-	bflow->method = dev;
-	bflow->state = BOOTFLOWST_BASE;
+	bootflow_init(bflow, NULL, dev);
 
 	return ops->read_bootflow(dev, bflow);
 }