diff --git a/liberty.c b/liberty.c
index fd9ccc7..de57812 100644
--- a/liberty.c
+++ b/liberty.c
@@ -1081,17 +1081,6 @@ struct async
 	async_fn destroy;                   ///< Destroys the whole object
 };
 
-static void
-async_init (struct async *self, struct async_manager *manager)
-{
-	memset (self, 0, sizeof *self);
-	self->manager = manager;
-}
-
-static bool async_run (struct async *self);
-
-// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
 struct async_manager
 {
 	pthread_mutex_t lock;               ///< Lock for the queues
@@ -1110,19 +1099,87 @@ struct async_manager
 	int finished_pipe[2];               ///< Signals that a task has finished
 };
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
 static void
-async_manager_init (struct async_manager *self)
+async_init (struct async *self, struct async_manager *manager)
 {
 	memset (self, 0, sizeof *self);
-	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_init (&self->lock, NULL));
-	hard_assert (!pthread_cond_init (&self->finished_cond, NULL));
-
-	hard_assert (!pipe (self->finished_pipe));
-	hard_assert (set_blocking (self->finished_pipe[0], false));
-	set_cloexec (self->finished_pipe[0]);
-	set_cloexec (self->finished_pipe[1]);
+	self->manager = manager;
 }
 
+/// Only allowed from the main thread once the job has been started but before
+/// the results have been dispatched
+static void
+async_cancel (struct async *self)
+{
+	if (self->started)
+		soft_assert (!pthread_cancel (self->worker));
+	self->cancelled = true;
+}
+
+static void
+async_cleanup (void *user_data)
+{
+	struct async *self = user_data;
+
+	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_lock (&self->manager->lock));
+	LIST_UNLINK (self->manager->running, self);
+	LIST_PREPEND (self->manager->finished, self);
+	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_unlock (&self->manager->lock));
+
+	hard_assert (!pthread_cond_broadcast (&self->manager->finished_cond));
+	hard_assert (write (self->manager->finished_pipe[1], "", 1) > 0);
+}
+
+static void *
+async_routine (void *user_data)
+{
+	// Beware that we mustn't trigger any cancellation point before we set up
+	// the cleanup handler, otherwise we'd need to disable it first
+	struct async *self = user_data;
+	pthread_cleanup_push (async_cleanup, self);
+
+	self->execute (self);
+
+	pthread_cleanup_pop (true);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool
+async_run (struct async *self)
+{
+	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_lock (&self->manager->lock));
+	LIST_PREPEND (self->manager->running, self);
+	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_unlock (&self->manager->lock));
+
+	// Block all signals so that the new thread doesn't receive any (inherited)
+	sigset_t all_blocked, old_blocked;
+	hard_assert (!sigfillset (&all_blocked));
+	hard_assert (!pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, &all_blocked, &old_blocked));
+
+	int error = pthread_create (&self->worker, NULL, async_routine, self);
+
+	// Now that we've created the thread, resume signal processing as usual
+	hard_assert (!pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, &old_blocked, NULL));
+
+	if (error)
+	{
+		hard_assert (error == EAGAIN);
+
+		hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_lock (&self->manager->lock));
+		LIST_UNLINK (self->manager->running, self);
+		hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_unlock (&self->manager->lock));
+
+		// FIXME: we probably want to have some kind of a limit on the queue
+		LIST_PREPEND (self->manager->delayed, self);
+		return false;
+	}
+	return (self->started = true);
+}
+
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
 static bool
 async_manager_retry (struct async_manager *self, struct async *async)
 {
@@ -1199,6 +1256,19 @@ async_manager_cancel_all (struct async_manager *self)
 	async_manager_dispatch (self);
 }
 
+static void
+async_manager_init (struct async_manager *self)
+{
+	memset (self, 0, sizeof *self);
+	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_init (&self->lock, NULL));
+	hard_assert (!pthread_cond_init (&self->finished_cond, NULL));
+
+	hard_assert (!pipe (self->finished_pipe));
+	hard_assert (set_blocking (self->finished_pipe[0], false));
+	set_cloexec (self->finished_pipe[0]);
+	set_cloexec (self->finished_pipe[1]);
+}
+
 static void
 async_manager_free (struct async_manager *self)
 {
@@ -1210,78 +1280,6 @@ async_manager_free (struct async_manager *self)
 	xclose (self->finished_pipe[1]);
 }
 
-// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
-/// Only allowed from the main thread once the job has been started but before
-/// the results have been dispatched
-static void
-async_cancel (struct async *self)
-{
-	if (self->started)
-		soft_assert (!pthread_cancel (self->worker));
-	self->cancelled = true;
-}
-
-static void
-async_cleanup (void *user_data)
-{
-	struct async *self = user_data;
-
-	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_lock (&self->manager->lock));
-	LIST_UNLINK (self->manager->running, self);
-	LIST_PREPEND (self->manager->finished, self);
-	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_unlock (&self->manager->lock));
-
-	hard_assert (!pthread_cond_broadcast (&self->manager->finished_cond));
-	hard_assert (write (self->manager->finished_pipe[1], "", 1) > 0);
-}
-
-static void *
-async_routine (void *user_data)
-{
-	// Beware that we mustn't trigger any cancellation point before we set up
-	// the cleanup handler, otherwise we'd need to disable it first
-	struct async *self = user_data;
-	pthread_cleanup_push (async_cleanup, self);
-
-	self->execute (self);
-
-	pthread_cleanup_pop (true);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static bool
-async_run (struct async *self)
-{
-	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_lock (&self->manager->lock));
-	LIST_PREPEND (self->manager->running, self);
-	hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_unlock (&self->manager->lock));
-
-	// Block all signals so that the new thread doesn't receive any (inherited)
-	sigset_t all_blocked, old_blocked;
-	hard_assert (!sigfillset (&all_blocked));
-	hard_assert (!pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, &all_blocked, &old_blocked));
-
-	int error = pthread_create (&self->worker, NULL, async_routine, self);
-
-	// Now that we've created the thread, resume signal processing as usual
-	hard_assert (!pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, &old_blocked, NULL));
-
-	if (error)
-	{
-		hard_assert (error == EAGAIN);
-
-		hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_lock (&self->manager->lock));
-		LIST_UNLINK (self->manager->running, self);
-		hard_assert (!pthread_mutex_unlock (&self->manager->lock));
-
-		// FIXME: we probably want to have some kind of a limit on the queue
-		LIST_PREPEND (self->manager->delayed, self);
-		return false;
-	}
-	return (self->started = true);
-}
-
 #endif // LIBERTY_WANT_ASYNC
 
 // --- Event loop --------------------------------------------------------------