diff --git a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp.h b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp.h
index bfb412b53..e61ba890c 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp.h
@@ -204,6 +204,5 @@ int mgcp_send_reset_ep(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp);
 int mgcp_send_reset_all(struct mgcp_config *cfg);
 
 
-int mgcp_create_bind(const char *source_addr, struct osmo_fd *fd, int port, uint8_t dscp,
-		     uint8_t prio);
+int mgcp_create_bind(const char *source_addr, int port, uint8_t dscp, uint8_t prio);
 int mgcp_udp_send(int fd, const struct osmo_sockaddr *addr, const char *buf, int len);
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
index ee25f74ff..275aacea3 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
@@ -1517,13 +1517,11 @@ static int rx_rtp(struct msgb *msg)
 
 /*! bind RTP port to osmo_fd.
  *  \param[in] source_addr source (local) address to bind on.
- *  \param[in] fd associated file descriptor.
  *  \param[in] port to bind on.
  *  \param[in] dscp IP DSCP value to use.
  *  \param[in] prio socket priority to use.
- *  \returns 0 on success, -1 on ERROR. */
-int mgcp_create_bind(const char *source_addr, struct osmo_fd *fd, int port, uint8_t dscp,
-		     uint8_t prio)
+ *  \returns file descriptor on success, -1 on ERROR. */
+int mgcp_create_bind(const char *source_addr, int port, uint8_t dscp, uint8_t prio)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1535,34 +1533,37 @@ int mgcp_create_bind(const char *source_addr, struct osmo_fd *fd, int port, uint
 		     source_addr, port);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	fd->fd = rc;
 	LOGP(DRTP, LOGL_DEBUG, "created socket + bound UDP port (%s:%i).\n", source_addr, port);
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* Bind RTP and RTCP port (helper function for mgcp_bind_net_rtp_port()) */
 static int bind_rtp(struct mgcp_config *cfg, const char *source_addr,
 		    struct mgcp_rtp_end *rtp_end, struct mgcp_endpoint *endp)
 {
+	int rc;
+
 	/* NOTE: The port that is used for RTCP is the RTP port incremented by one
 	 * (e.g. RTP-Port = 16000 ==> RTCP-Port = 16001) */
 
-	if (mgcp_create_bind(source_addr, &rtp_end->rtp, rtp_end->local_port,
-			     cfg->endp_dscp, cfg->endp_priority) != 0) {
+	rc = mgcp_create_bind(source_addr, rtp_end->local_port, cfg->endp_dscp, cfg->endp_priority);
+	if (rc < 0) {
 		LOGPENDP(endp, DRTP, LOGL_ERROR,
 			 "failed to create RTP port: %s:%d\n",
 			 source_addr, rtp_end->local_port);
 		goto cleanup0;
 	}
+	rtp_end->rtp.fd = rc;
 
-	if (mgcp_create_bind(source_addr, &rtp_end->rtcp, rtp_end->local_port + 1,
-			     cfg->endp_dscp, cfg->endp_priority) != 0) {
+	rc = mgcp_create_bind(source_addr, rtp_end->local_port + 1, cfg->endp_dscp, cfg->endp_priority);
+	if (rc < 0) {
 		LOGPENDP(endp, DRTP, LOGL_ERROR,
 			 "failed to create RTCP port: %s:%d\n",
 			 source_addr, rtp_end->local_port + 1);
 		goto cleanup1;
 	}
+	rtp_end->rtcp.fd = rc;
 
 	if (osmo_fd_register(&rtp_end->rtp) != 0) {
 		LOGPENDP(endp, DRTP, LOGL_ERROR,
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c
index 185aecd29..997b07b71 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_osmux.c
@@ -514,13 +514,14 @@ int osmux_init(struct mgcp_trunk *trunk)
 	osmo_fd_setup(&osmux_fd_v6, -1, OSMO_FD_READ, osmux_read_fd_cb, trunk, 0);
 
 	if (cfg->osmux.local_addr_v4) {
-		ret = mgcp_create_bind(cfg->osmux.local_addr_v4, &osmux_fd_v4, cfg->osmux.local_port,
+		ret = mgcp_create_bind(cfg->osmux.local_addr_v4, cfg->osmux.local_port,
 					cfg->endp_dscp, cfg->endp_priority);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			LOGP(DOSMUX, LOGL_ERROR, "Cannot bind OSMUX IPv4 socket to %s:%u\n",
 			     cfg->osmux.local_addr_v4, cfg->osmux.local_port);
 			return ret;
 		}
+		osmux_fd_v4.fd = ret;
 
 		ret = osmo_fd_register(&osmux_fd_v4);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -532,13 +533,14 @@ int osmux_init(struct mgcp_trunk *trunk)
 		     osmo_sock_get_name2(osmux_fd_v4.fd));
 	}
 	if (cfg->osmux.local_addr_v6) {
-		ret = mgcp_create_bind(cfg->osmux.local_addr_v6, &osmux_fd_v6, cfg->osmux.local_port,
+		ret = mgcp_create_bind(cfg->osmux.local_addr_v6, cfg->osmux.local_port,
 					cfg->endp_dscp, cfg->endp_priority);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			LOGP(DOSMUX, LOGL_ERROR, "Cannot bind OSMUX IPv6 socket to [%s]:%u\n",
 			     cfg->osmux.local_addr_v6, cfg->osmux.local_port);
 			return ret;
 		}
+		osmux_fd_v6.fd = ret;
 
 		ret = osmo_fd_register(&osmux_fd_v6);
 		if (ret < 0) {