diff --git a/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c b/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c
index 25d382513..803cf3082 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static int try_connect(struct rtmp_stream *stream)
 
 	info("Connecting to RTMP URL %s...", stream->path.array);
 
-	memset(&stream->rtmp.Link, 0, sizeof(stream->rtmp.Link));
+	RTMP_Init(&stream->rtmp);
 	if (!RTMP_SetupURL(&stream->rtmp, stream->path.array))
 		return OBS_OUTPUT_BAD_PATH;