diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
index 6cf614bc..0c49c78 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
@@ -58,7 +58,22 @@ struct nf_conntrack_helper *__nf_conntrack_helper_find(const char *name,
 struct nf_conntrack_helper *nf_conntrack_helper_try_module_get(const char *name,
 							       u16 l3num,
 							       u8 protonum);
-
+void nf_ct_helper_init(struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper,
+			u16 l3num,
+			u16 protonum,
+			const char *name,
+			u16 default_port,
+			u16 spec_port,
+			const struct nf_conntrack_expect_policy *exp_pol,
+			u32 expect_class_max,
+			u32 data_len,
+			int (*help)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				unsigned int protoff,
+				struct nf_conn *ct,
+				enum ip_conntrack_info conntrackinfo),
+			int (*from_nlattr)(struct nlattr *attr,
+					struct nf_conn *ct),
+			struct module *module);
 int nf_conntrack_helper_register(struct nf_conntrack_helper *);
 void nf_conntrack_helper_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_helper *);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
index b666959..fc01c24 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static void nf_conntrack_ftp_fini(void)
 
 static int __init nf_conntrack_ftp_init(void)
 {
-	int i, j = -1, ret = 0;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	ftp_buffer = kmalloc(65536, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ftp_buffer)
@@ -610,32 +610,29 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_ftp_init(void)
 	/* FIXME should be configurable whether IPv4 and IPv6 FTP connections
 		 are tracked or not - YK */
 	for (i = 0; i < ports_c; i++) {
-		ftp[i][0].tuple.src.l3num = PF_INET;
-		ftp[i][1].tuple.src.l3num = PF_INET6;
-		for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
-			ftp[i][j].data_len = sizeof(struct nf_ct_ftp_master);
-			ftp[i][j].tuple.src.u.tcp.port = htons(ports[i]);
-			ftp[i][j].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_TCP;
-			ftp[i][j].expect_policy = &ftp_exp_policy;
-			ftp[i][j].me = THIS_MODULE;
-			ftp[i][j].help = help;
-			ftp[i][j].from_nlattr = nf_ct_ftp_from_nlattr;
-			if (ports[i] == FTP_PORT)
-				sprintf(ftp[i][j].name, "ftp");
-			else
-				sprintf(ftp[i][j].name, "ftp-%d", ports[i]);
-
-			pr_debug("nf_ct_ftp: registering helper for pf: %d "
-				 "port: %d\n",
-				 ftp[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
-			ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&ftp[i][j]);
-			if (ret) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "nf_ct_ftp: failed to register"
-				       " helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
-					ftp[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
-				nf_conntrack_ftp_fini();
-				return ret;
-			}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&ftp[i][0], AF_INET, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"ftp", FTP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&ftp_exp_policy, 0, sizeof(struct nf_ct_ftp_master),
+			help, nf_ct_ftp_from_nlattr, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&ftp[i][0]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_ftp: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
+				ftp[i][0].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_ftp_fini();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&ftp[i][1], AF_INET6, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"ftp", FTP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&ftp_exp_policy, 0, sizeof(struct nf_ct_ftp_master),
+			help, nf_ct_ftp_from_nlattr, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&ftp[i][1]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_ftp: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
+				ftp[i][1].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_ftp_fini();
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index bd9d315..46f5d55 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -456,6 +456,41 @@ void nf_conntrack_helper_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_helper *me)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_helper_unregister);
 
+void nf_ct_helper_init(struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper,
+			u16 l3num,
+			u16 protonum,
+			const char *name,
+			u16 default_port,
+			u16 spec_port,
+			const struct nf_conntrack_expect_policy *exp_pol,
+			u32 expect_class_max,
+			u32 data_len,
+			int (*help)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				unsigned int protoff,
+				struct nf_conn *ct,
+				enum ip_conntrack_info conntrackinfo),
+			int (*from_nlattr)(struct nlattr *attr,
+					struct nf_conn *ct),
+			struct module *module)
+{
+	helper->tuple.src.l3num = l3num;
+	helper->tuple.dst.protonum = protonum;
+	helper->tuple.src.u.all = htons(spec_port);
+	helper->expect_policy = exp_pol;
+	helper->expect_class_max = expect_class_max;
+	helper->data_len = data_len;
+	helper->help = help;
+	helper->from_nlattr = from_nlattr;
+	helper->me = module;
+
+	if (spec_port == default_port)
+		snprintf(helper->name, sizeof(helper->name), "%s", name);
+	else
+		snprintf(helper->name, sizeof(helper->name), "%s-%u",
+			name, spec_port);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_helper_init);
+
 static struct nf_ct_ext_type helper_extend __read_mostly = {
 	.len	= sizeof(struct nf_conn_help),
 	.align	= __alignof__(struct nf_conn_help),
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c
index 0fd2976..5135d9b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c
@@ -253,18 +253,10 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_irc_init(void)
 		ports[ports_c++] = IRC_PORT;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ports_c; i++) {
-		irc[i].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET;
-		irc[i].tuple.src.u.tcp.port = htons(ports[i]);
-		irc[i].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_TCP;
-		irc[i].expect_policy = &irc_exp_policy;
-		irc[i].me = THIS_MODULE;
-		irc[i].help = help;
-
-		if (ports[i] == IRC_PORT)
-			sprintf(irc[i].name, "irc");
-		else
-			sprintf(irc[i].name, "irc-%u", i);
-
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&irc[i], AF_INET, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"irc", IRC_PORT, ports[i],
+			&irc_exp_policy, 0, 0,
+			help, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&irc[i]);
 		if (ret) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "nf_ct_irc: failed to register helper "
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c
index 4a2134f..1ffaae2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void nf_conntrack_sane_fini(void)
 
 static int __init nf_conntrack_sane_init(void)
 {
-	int i, j = -1, ret = 0;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	sane_buffer = kmalloc(65536, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sane_buffer)
@@ -202,31 +202,29 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_sane_init(void)
 	/* FIXME should be configurable whether IPv4 and IPv6 connections
 		 are tracked or not - YK */
 	for (i = 0; i < ports_c; i++) {
-		sane[i][0].tuple.src.l3num = PF_INET;
-		sane[i][1].tuple.src.l3num = PF_INET6;
-		for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
-			sane[i][j].data_len = sizeof(struct nf_ct_sane_master);
-			sane[i][j].tuple.src.u.tcp.port = htons(ports[i]);
-			sane[i][j].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_TCP;
-			sane[i][j].expect_policy = &sane_exp_policy;
-			sane[i][j].me = THIS_MODULE;
-			sane[i][j].help = help;
-			if (ports[i] == SANE_PORT)
-				sprintf(sane[i][j].name, "sane");
-			else
-				sprintf(sane[i][j].name, "sane-%d", ports[i]);
-
-			pr_debug("nf_ct_sane: registering helper for pf: %d "
-				 "port: %d\n",
-				 sane[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
-			ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sane[i][j]);
-			if (ret) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "nf_ct_sane: failed to "
-				       "register helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
-					sane[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
-				nf_conntrack_sane_fini();
-				return ret;
-			}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&sane[i][0], AF_INET, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"sane", SANE_PORT, ports[i],
+			&sane_exp_policy, 0, sizeof(struct nf_ct_sane_master),
+			help, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sane[i][0]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_sane: failed to "
+				"register helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
+				sane[i][0].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_sane_fini();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&sane[i][1], AF_INET6, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"sane", SANE_PORT, ports[i],
+			&sane_exp_policy, 0, sizeof(struct nf_ct_sane_master),
+			help, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sane[i][1]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_sane: failed to "
+				"register helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
+				sane[i][1].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_sane_fini();
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index 885b4ab..3ba9835 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ static void nf_conntrack_sip_fini(void)
 
 static int __init nf_conntrack_sip_init(void)
 {
-	int i, j, ret;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	if (ports_c == 0)
 		ports[ports_c++] = SIP_PORT;
@@ -1635,42 +1635,57 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_sip_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ports_c; i++) {
 		memset(&sip[i], 0, sizeof(sip[i]));
 
-		sip[i][0].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET;
-		sip[i][0].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_UDP;
-		sip[i][0].help = sip_help_udp;
-		sip[i][1].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET;
-		sip[i][1].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_TCP;
-		sip[i][1].help = sip_help_tcp;
-
-		sip[i][2].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET6;
-		sip[i][2].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_UDP;
-		sip[i][2].help = sip_help_udp;
-		sip[i][3].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET6;
-		sip[i][3].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_TCP;
-		sip[i][3].help = sip_help_tcp;
-
-		for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(sip[i]); j++) {
-			sip[i][j].data_len = sizeof(struct nf_ct_sip_master);
-			sip[i][j].tuple.src.u.udp.port = htons(ports[i]);
-			sip[i][j].expect_policy = sip_exp_policy;
-			sip[i][j].expect_class_max = SIP_EXPECT_MAX;
-			sip[i][j].me = THIS_MODULE;
-
-			if (ports[i] == SIP_PORT)
-				sprintf(sip[i][j].name, "sip");
-			else
-				sprintf(sip[i][j].name, "sip-%u", i);
-
-			pr_debug("port #%u: %u\n", i, ports[i]);
-
-			ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sip[i][j]);
-			if (ret) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "nf_ct_sip: failed to register"
-				       " helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
-				       sip[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
-				nf_conntrack_sip_fini();
-				return ret;
-			}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&sip[i][0], AF_INET, IPPROTO_UDP,
+			"sip", SIP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&sip_exp_policy[0], SIP_EXPECT_MAX,
+			sizeof(struct nf_ct_sip_master),
+			sip_help_udp, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sip[i][0]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_sip: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
+				sip[i][0].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_sip_fini();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&sip[i][1], AF_INET, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"sip", SIP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&sip_exp_policy[0], SIP_EXPECT_MAX,
+			sizeof(struct nf_ct_sip_master),
+			sip_help_tcp, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sip[i][1]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_sip: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
+				sip[i][1].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_sip_fini();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&sip[i][2], AF_INET6, IPPROTO_UDP,
+			"sip", SIP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&sip_exp_policy[0], SIP_EXPECT_MAX,
+			sizeof(struct nf_ct_sip_master),
+			sip_help_udp, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sip[i][2]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_sip: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
+				sip[i][2].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_sip_fini();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&sip[i][3], AF_INET6, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			"sip", SIP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&sip_exp_policy[0], SIP_EXPECT_MAX,
+			sizeof(struct nf_ct_sip_master),
+			sip_help_tcp, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&sip[i][3]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_sip: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
+				sip[i][3].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_sip_fini();
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c
index e68ab4f..b6d7903 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void nf_conntrack_tftp_fini(void)
 
 static int __init nf_conntrack_tftp_init(void)
 {
-	int i, j, ret;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	if (ports_c == 0)
 		ports[ports_c++] = TFTP_PORT;
@@ -122,28 +122,29 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_tftp_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ports_c; i++) {
 		memset(&tftp[i], 0, sizeof(tftp[i]));
 
-		tftp[i][0].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET;
-		tftp[i][1].tuple.src.l3num = AF_INET6;
-		for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
-			tftp[i][j].tuple.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_UDP;
-			tftp[i][j].tuple.src.u.udp.port = htons(ports[i]);
-			tftp[i][j].expect_policy = &tftp_exp_policy;
-			tftp[i][j].me = THIS_MODULE;
-			tftp[i][j].help = tftp_help;
-
-			if (ports[i] == TFTP_PORT)
-				sprintf(tftp[i][j].name, "tftp");
-			else
-				sprintf(tftp[i][j].name, "tftp-%u", i);
-
-			ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&tftp[i][j]);
-			if (ret) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "nf_ct_tftp: failed to register"
-				       " helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
-					tftp[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
-				nf_conntrack_tftp_fini();
-				return ret;
-			}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&tftp[i][0], AF_INET, IPPROTO_UDP,
+			"tftp", TFTP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&tftp_exp_policy, 0, 0,
+			tftp_help, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&tftp[i][0]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_tftp: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
+				tftp[i][0].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_tftp_fini();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		nf_ct_helper_init(&tftp[i][1], AF_INET6, IPPROTO_UDP,
+			"tftp", TFTP_PORT, ports[i],
+			&tftp_exp_policy, 0, 0,
+			tftp_help, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+		ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&tftp[i][1]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("nf_ct_tftp: failed to register"
+				" helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
+				tftp[i][1].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			nf_conntrack_tftp_fini();
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
