diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
index 24989b144..1513aded0 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ struct msgb;
 struct gsm_bts;
 
 int gsm0408_rcvmsg(struct msgb *msg);
+void gsm0408_generate_lai(struct gsm48_loc_area_id *lai48, u_int16_t mcc, 
+		u_int16_t mnc, u_int16_t lac);
 enum gsm_chan_t get_ctype_by_chreq(struct gsm_bts *bts, u_int8_t ra);
 
 
diff --git a/src/gsm_04_08.c b/src/gsm_04_08.c
index 3902d9406..429389164 100644
--- a/src/gsm_04_08.c
+++ b/src/gsm_04_08.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void to_bcd(u_int8_t *bcd, u_int16_t val)
 	val = val / 10;
 }
 
-static void generate_lai(struct gsm48_loc_area_id *lai48, u_int16_t mcc, 
+void gsm0408_generate_lai(struct gsm48_loc_area_id *lai48, u_int16_t mcc, 
 			 u_int16_t mnc, u_int16_t lac)
 {
 	u_int8_t bcd[3];
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int gsm0408_loc_upd_acc(struct gsm_lchan *lchan, u_int32_t tmsi)
 	gh->msg_type = GSM48_MT_MM_LOC_UPD_ACCEPT;
 
 	lai = (struct gsm48_loc_area_id *) msgb_put(msg, sizeof(*lai));
-	generate_lai(lai, bts->network->country_code,
+	gsm0408_generate_lai(lai, bts->network->country_code,
 		     bts->network->network_code, bts->location_area_code);
 
 	mid = msgb_put(msg, MID_TMSI_LEN);