diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/awdl.go b/src/yggdrasil/awdl.go
index 56104ee7..e9e57a61 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/awdl.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/awdl.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type awdl struct {
-	core       *Core
+	link       *link
 	mutex      sync.RWMutex // protects interfaces below
 	interfaces map[string]*awdlInterface
 }
 
 type awdlInterface struct {
-	link   *linkInterface
+	linkif *linkInterface
 	rwc    awdlReadWriteCloser
 	peer   *peer
 	stream stream
@@ -45,53 +45,53 @@ func (c awdlReadWriteCloser) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *awdl) init(c *Core) error {
-	l.core = c
-	l.mutex.Lock()
-	l.interfaces = make(map[string]*awdlInterface)
-	l.mutex.Unlock()
+func (a *awdl) init(l *link) error {
+	a.link = l
+	a.mutex.Lock()
+	a.interfaces = make(map[string]*awdlInterface)
+	a.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *awdl) create(name, local, remote string) (*awdlInterface, error) {
+func (a *awdl) create(name, local, remote string) (*awdlInterface, error) {
 	rwc := awdlReadWriteCloser{
 		fromAWDL: make(chan []byte, 1),
 		toAWDL:   make(chan []byte, 1),
 	}
 	s := stream{}
 	s.init(rwc)
-	link, err := l.core.link.create(&s, name, "awdl", local, remote)
+	linkif, err := a.link.create(&s, name, "awdl", local, remote)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	intf := awdlInterface{
-		link: link,
-		rwc:  rwc,
+		linkif: linkif,
+		rwc:    rwc,
 	}
-	l.mutex.Lock()
-	l.interfaces[name] = &intf
-	l.mutex.Unlock()
-	go intf.link.handler()
+	a.mutex.Lock()
+	a.interfaces[name] = &intf
+	a.mutex.Unlock()
+	go intf.linkif.handler()
 	return &intf, nil
 }
 
-func (l *awdl) getInterface(identity string) *awdlInterface {
-	l.mutex.RLock()
-	defer l.mutex.RUnlock()
-	if intf, ok := l.interfaces[identity]; ok {
+func (a *awdl) getInterface(identity string) *awdlInterface {
+	a.mutex.RLock()
+	defer a.mutex.RUnlock()
+	if intf, ok := a.interfaces[identity]; ok {
 		return intf
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *awdl) shutdown(identity string) error {
-	if intf, ok := l.interfaces[identity]; ok {
-		close(intf.link.closed)
+func (a *awdl) shutdown(identity string) error {
+	if intf, ok := a.interfaces[identity]; ok {
+		close(intf.linkif.closed)
 		intf.rwc.Close()
-		l.mutex.Lock()
-		delete(l.interfaces, identity)
-		l.mutex.Unlock()
+		a.mutex.Lock()
+		delete(a.interfaces, identity)
+		a.mutex.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
 	return errors.New("Interface not found or already closed")
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/core.go b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
index 70905619..4a1aba31 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/core.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ type Core struct {
 	searches    searches
 	multicast   multicast
 	tcp         tcpInterface
-	link        link // TODO: not sure if this wants to be here?
-	awdl        awdl
+	link        link
 	log         *log.Logger
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/link.go b/src/yggdrasil/link.go
index 8b833f53..99044ce5 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/link.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/link.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type link struct {
 	core       *Core
 	mutex      sync.RWMutex // protects interfaces below
 	interfaces map[linkInfo]*linkInterface
+	awdl       awdl // AWDL interface support
 }
 
 type linkInfo struct {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func (l *link) init(c *Core) error {
 	l.interfaces = make(map[linkInfo]*linkInterface)
 	l.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if err := l.core.awdl.init(c); err != nil {
+	if err := l.awdl.init(l); err != nil {
 		l.core.log.Println("Failed to start AWDL interface")
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/mobile_ios.go b/src/yggdrasil/mobile_ios.go
index 5e0d4aa4..c2ec63be 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/mobile_ios.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/mobile_ios.go
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ func (nsl MobileLogger) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Core) AWDLCreateInterface(name, local, remote string) error {
-	if intf, err := c.awdl.create(name, local, remote); err != nil || intf == nil {
-		c.log.Println("c.awdl.create:", err)
+	if intf, err := c.link.awdl.create(name, local, remote); err != nil || intf == nil {
+		c.log.Println("c.link.awdl.create:", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Core) AWDLShutdownInterface(name string) error {
-	return c.awdl.shutdown(name)
+	return c.link.awdl.shutdown(name)
 }
 
 func (c *Core) AWDLRecvPacket(identity string) ([]byte, error) {
-	if intf := c.awdl.getInterface(identity); intf != nil {
+	if intf := c.link.awdl.getInterface(identity); intf != nil {
 		read, ok := <-intf.rwc.toAWDL
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, errors.New("AWDLRecvPacket: channel closed")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *Core) AWDLRecvPacket(identity string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func (c *Core) AWDLSendPacket(identity string, buf []byte) error {
 	packet := append(util.GetBytes(), buf[:]...)
-	if intf := c.awdl.getInterface(identity); intf != nil {
+	if intf := c.link.awdl.getInterface(identity); intf != nil {
 		intf.rwc.fromAWDL <- packet
 		return nil
 	}