diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
index f5ab47327..a42b6bbc6 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ struct gsm_lchan {
 #else
 	/* Number of different GsmL1_Sapi_t used in osmo_bts_sysmo is 23.
 	 * Currently we don't share these headers so this is a magic number. */
+	struct llist_head sapi_cmds;
 	uint8_t sapis_dl[23];
 	uint8_t sapis_ul[23];
 	struct lapdm_channel lapdm_ch;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
index ef29d6a17..9a50f6b66 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ struct gsm_bts_trx *gsm_bts_trx_alloc(struct gsm_bts *bts)
 			lchan->ts = ts;
 			lchan->nr = l;
 			lchan->type = GSM_LCHAN_NONE;
+
+#ifndef ROLE_BSC
+			INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&lchan->sapi_cmds);
+#endif
 		}
 	}