diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
index d9d8e99c8..2b54c4345 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	bss.h \
 	bts_ipaccess_nanobts_omlattr.h \
 	chan_alloc.h \
+	common_bsc.h \
 	common_cs.h \
 	crc24.h \
 	ctrl.h \
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h
index 965f1581e..246545272 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <osmocom/gsm/abis_nm.h>
 #include <osmocom/gsm/protocol/gsm_12_21.h>
 
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+
 struct cell_global_id {
 	uint16_t mcc;
 	uint16_t mnc;
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/common_bsc.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/common_bsc.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..796038323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/common_bsc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <openbsc/common_cs.h>
+
+struct gsm_network *bsc_network_init(void *ctx,
+				     uint16_t country_code,
+				     uint16_t network_code,
+				     mncc_recv_cb_t mncc_recv);
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index ea450be96..d4a4d6d10 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -415,11 +415,6 @@ struct gsm_sms {
 
 extern void talloc_ctx_init(void *ctx_root);
 
-struct gsm_network *bsc_network_init(void *ctx,
-				     uint16_t country_code,
-				     uint16_t network_code,
-				     mncc_recv_cb_t mncc_recv);
-
 int gsm_set_bts_type(struct gsm_bts *bts, enum gsm_bts_type type);
 
 /* Get reference to a neighbor cell on a given BCCH ARFCN */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
index 06589f7eb..1ef8e3eb4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/select.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/timer.h>
 #include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
-#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/common_bsc.h>
 #include <osmocom/abis/e1_input.h>
 #include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <openbsc/signal.h>
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
index 214926b16..917dd73c4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
 #include <osmocom/gsm/sysinfo.h>
 #include <openbsc/e1_config.h>
-#include <openbsc/osmo_bsc.h>
+#include <openbsc/common_bsc.h>
 
 /* global pointer to the gsm network data structure */
 extern struct gsm_network *bsc_gsmnet;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
index ee43a4084..8b056375d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/common_bsc.h>
 #include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c b/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c
index 0c730a249..351bb5aa3 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/select.h>
 
+#include <openbsc/common_bsc.h>
 #include <openbsc/abis_rsl.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c b/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
index 15248f219..0c7b5cecb 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
+#include <openbsc/common_bsc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_11.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>