diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-litecell15/misc/lc15bts_mgr.c b/src/osmo-bts-litecell15/misc/lc15bts_mgr.c
index 506e5250f..c97525c8d 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-litecell15/misc/lc15bts_mgr.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-litecell15/misc/lc15bts_mgr.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	rc = telnet_init(tall_msgb_ctx, NULL, OSMO_VTY_PORT_BTSMGR);
+	rc = telnet_init(tall_mgr_ctx, NULL, OSMO_VTY_PORT_BTSMGR);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error initializing telnet\n");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-sysmo/misc/sysmobts_mgr.c b/src/osmo-bts-sysmo/misc/sysmobts_mgr.c
index fce375b95..ccb84d8a7 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-sysmo/misc/sysmobts_mgr.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-sysmo/misc/sysmobts_mgr.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	rc = telnet_init(tall_msgb_ctx, NULL, OSMO_VTY_PORT_BTSMGR);
+	rc = telnet_init(tall_mgr_ctx, NULL, OSMO_VTY_PORT_BTSMGR);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error initializing telnet\n");
 		exit(1);