diff --git a/monitor/main.c b/monitor/main.c
index f0b16bbf..50b3fd27 100644
--- a/monitor/main.c
+++ b/monitor/main.c
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@ done:
 	return exit_status;
 }
 
-static int process_pcap(struct pcap *pcap, uint16_t id)
+static int process_pcap(struct pcap *pcap, uint16_t id,
+			const struct nlmon_config *config)
 {
 	struct nlmon *nlmon = NULL;
 	struct timeval tv;
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ static int process_pcap(struct pcap *pcap, uint16_t id)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	nlmon = nlmon_create(id);
+	nlmon = nlmon_create(id, config);
 
 	while (pcap_read(pcap, &tv, buf, snaplen, &len, &real_len)) {
 		uint16_t arphrd_type;
@@ -797,7 +798,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			fprintf(stderr, "Invalid packet format\n");
 			exit_status = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		} else
-			exit_status = process_pcap(pcap, nl80211_family);
+			exit_status = process_pcap(pcap, nl80211_family,
+							&config);
 
 		pcap_close(pcap);
 
diff --git a/monitor/nlmon.c b/monitor/nlmon.c
index 69e86ce3..b58bef05 100644
--- a/monitor/nlmon.c
+++ b/monitor/nlmon.c
@@ -7253,7 +7253,7 @@ static void nlmon_message(struct nlmon *nlmon, const struct timeval *tv,
 	}
 }
 
-struct nlmon *nlmon_create(uint16_t id)
+struct nlmon *nlmon_create(uint16_t id, const struct nlmon_config *config)
 {
 	struct nlmon *nlmon;
 
@@ -7261,6 +7261,10 @@ struct nlmon *nlmon_create(uint16_t id)
 
 	nlmon->id = id;
 	nlmon->req_list = l_queue_new();
+	nlmon->nortnl = config->nortnl;
+	nlmon->nowiphy = config->nowiphy;
+	nlmon->noscan = config->noscan;
+	nlmon->noies = config->noies;
 
 	return nlmon;
 }
@@ -8449,17 +8453,12 @@ struct nlmon *nlmon_open(const char *ifname, uint16_t id, const char *pathname,
 	} else
 		pcap = NULL;
 
-	nlmon = l_new(struct nlmon, 1);
 
-	nlmon->id = id;
+	nlmon = nlmon_create(id, config);
+
 	nlmon->io = io;
 	nlmon->pae_io = pae_io;
-	nlmon->req_list = l_queue_new();
 	nlmon->pcap = pcap;
-	nlmon->nortnl = config->nortnl;
-	nlmon->nowiphy = config->nowiphy;
-	nlmon->noscan = config->noscan;
-	nlmon->noies = config->noies;
 
 	l_io_set_read_handler(nlmon->io, nlmon_receive, nlmon, NULL);
 	l_io_set_read_handler(nlmon->pae_io, pae_receive, nlmon, NULL);
diff --git a/monitor/nlmon.h b/monitor/nlmon.h
index ab038fdf..d1092c11 100644
--- a/monitor/nlmon.h
+++ b/monitor/nlmon.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct nlmon *nlmon_open(const char *ifname, uint16_t id, const char *pathname,
 				const struct nlmon_config *config);
 void nlmon_close(struct nlmon *nlmon);
 
-struct nlmon *nlmon_create(uint16_t id);
+struct nlmon *nlmon_create(uint16_t id, const struct nlmon_config *config);
 void nlmon_destroy(struct nlmon *nlmon);
 void nlmon_print_rtnl(struct nlmon *nlmon, const struct timeval *tv,
 					const void *data, uint32_t size);