diff --git a/TODO-RELEASE b/TODO-RELEASE
index 98b9a64..e198d34 100644
--- a/TODO-RELEASE
+++ b/TODO-RELEASE
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #library	what		description / commit summary line
 libosmoabis	abi-change	input: Make keep alive configurable (generic)
+libosmoabis	abi-change	ipaccess: Change the visibility of the ipa messages
diff --git a/src/input/ipaccess.c b/src/input/ipaccess.c
index 4684520..07b47b2 100644
--- a/src/input/ipaccess.c
+++ b/src/input/ipaccess.c
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ static void *tall_ipa_ctx;
  *      - ID_REQUEST: first messages once OML has been established.
  *      - ID_ACK: in reply to ID_ACK.
  */
-const uint8_t ipa_pong_msg[] = {
+static const uint8_t ipa_pong_msg[] = {
 	0, 1, IPAC_PROTO_IPACCESS, IPAC_MSGT_PONG
 };
 
-const uint8_t ipa_id_ack_msg[] = {
+static const uint8_t ipa_id_ack_msg[] = {
 	0, 1, IPAC_PROTO_IPACCESS, IPAC_MSGT_ID_ACK
 };
 
-const uint8_t ipa_id_req_msg[] = {
+static const uint8_t ipa_id_req_msg[] = {
 	0, 17, IPAC_PROTO_IPACCESS, IPAC_MSGT_ID_GET,
 	0x01, IPAC_IDTAG_UNIT,
 	0x01, IPAC_IDTAG_MACADDR,