diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
index 23a637aad..82652191d 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ enum gsm_chan_t get_ctype_by_chreq(struct gsm_bts *bts, u_int8_t ra);
 enum gsm_chreq_reason_t get_reason_by_chreq(struct gsm_bts *bts, u_int8_t ra);
 
 int gsm48_tx_mm_info(struct gsm_lchan *lchan);
+struct msgb *gsm48_msgb_alloc(void);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gsm_04_08.c b/src/gsm_04_08.c
index 61080b454..e2cba5bb2 100644
--- a/src/gsm_04_08.c
+++ b/src/gsm_04_08.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int generate_mid_from_tmsi(u_int8_t *buf, u_int32_t tmsi)
 	return 7;
 }
 
-static struct msgb *gsm48_msgb_alloc(void)
+struct msgb *gsm48_msgb_alloc(void)
 {
 	return msgb_alloc_headroom(GSM48_ALLOC_SIZE, GSM48_ALLOC_HEADROOM);
 }