diff --git a/library/ctr_drbg.c b/library/ctr_drbg.c
index 54843a7..023aac5 100644
--- a/library/ctr_drbg.c
+++ b/library/ctr_drbg.c
@@ -55,11 +55,17 @@
      * See mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_nonce_len(). */
     ctx->reseed_counter = -1;
 
+    ctx->reseed_interval = MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_RESEED_INTERVAL;
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_THREADING_C)
     mbedtls_mutex_init( &ctx->mutex );
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ *  This function resets CTR_DRBG context to the state immediately
+ *  after initial call of mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init().
+ */
 void mbedtls_ctr_drbg_free( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx )
 {
     if( ctx == NULL )
@@ -70,6 +76,11 @@
 #endif
     mbedtls_aes_free( &ctx->aes_ctx );
     mbedtls_platform_zeroize( ctx, sizeof( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context ) );
+    ctx->reseed_interval = MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_RESEED_INTERVAL;
+    ctx->reseed_counter = -1;
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_THREADING_C)
+    mbedtls_mutex_init( &ctx->mutex );
+#endif
 }
 
 void mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_prediction_resistance( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx,
@@ -468,8 +479,6 @@
                   (size_t) ctx->reseed_counter :
                   good_nonce_len( ctx->entropy_len ) );
 
-    ctx->reseed_interval = MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_RESEED_INTERVAL;
-
     /* Initialize with an empty key. */
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_aes_setkey_enc( &ctx->aes_ctx, key,
                                         MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYBITS ) ) != 0 )