diff --git a/include/libsocketcan.h b/include/libsocketcan.h
index 5ee8ab7..a92d33b 100644
--- a/include/libsocketcan.h
+++ b/include/libsocketcan.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ int can_do_start(const char *name);
 int can_set_restart_ms(const char *name, __u32 restart_ms);
 int can_set_bittiming(const char *name, struct can_bittiming *bt);
 int can_set_ctrlmode(const char *name, struct can_ctrlmode *cm);
-int can_set_bitrate(const char *name, __u32 bitrate, __u32 sample_point);
+int can_set_bitrate(const char *name, __u32 bitrate);
+int can_set_bitrate_samplepoint(const char *name, __u32 bitrate, __u32 sample_point);
 
 int can_get_restart_ms(const char *name, __u32 *restart_ms);
 int can_get_bittiming(const char *name, struct can_bittiming *bt);
diff --git a/src/libsocketcan.c b/src/libsocketcan.c
index 94d6631..c3922f2 100644
--- a/src/libsocketcan.c
+++ b/src/libsocketcan.c
@@ -597,14 +597,24 @@ int can_set_bittiming(const char *name, struct can_bittiming *bt)
 	return set_link(name, 0, &req_info);
 }
 
-int can_set_bitrate(const char *name, __u32 bitrate, __u32 sample_point)
+int can_set_bitrate(const char *name, __u32 bitrate)
+{
+	struct can_bittiming bt;
+
+	memset(&bt, 0, sizeof(bt));
+	bt.bitrate = bitrate;
+
+	return can_set_bittiming(name, &bt);
+}
+
+int can_set_bitrate_samplepoint(const char *name, __u32 bitrate, __u32 sample_point)
 {
 	struct can_bittiming bt;
 
 	memset(&bt, 0, sizeof(bt));
 	bt.bitrate = bitrate;
 	bt.sample_point = sample_point;
-
+	printf("%s: sample_point %u\n", __func__,bt.sample_point);
 	return can_set_bittiming(name, &bt);
 }