diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c
index 8fee87485..a4ca9bf90 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ int tx_tchf_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, struct trx_dl_burst_req *br)
 
 		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_DEBUG, l1ts, br, "No TCH or FACCH prim for transmit.\n");
 		gsm0503_tch_fr_encode(*bursts_p, dummy, sizeof(dummy), 1);
+		chan_state->dl_facch_bursts = 8;
 		goto send_burst;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c
index 0db9c1820..55a185e7b 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ int tx_tchh_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, struct trx_dl_burst_req *br)
 
 		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_INFO, l1ts, br, "No TCH or FACCH prim for transmit.\n");
 		gsm0503_tch_hr_encode(*bursts_p, dummy, sizeof(dummy));
+		chan_state->dl_ongoing_facch = 1;
+		chan_state->dl_facch_bursts = 6;
 		goto send_burst;
 	}