diff --git a/include/osmocore/Makefile.am b/include/osmocore/Makefile.am
index 84859a4..8334f14 100644
--- a/include/osmocore/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/osmocore/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 		   tlv.h bitvec.h comp128.h statistics.h gsm_utils.h utils.h \
 		   gsmtap.h write_queue.h rsl.h gsm48.h rxlev_stat.h mncc.h \
 		   gsm48_ie.h logging.h gsm0808.h rate_ctr.h gsmtap_util.h \
-		   plugin.h
+		   plugin.h crc16.h
 
 if ENABLE_TALLOC
 osmocore_HEADERS += talloc.h
diff --git a/include/osmocore/crc16.h b/include/osmocore/crc16.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a51249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osmocore/crc16.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * This was copied from the linux kernel and adjusted for our types.
+ */
+/*
+ *	crc16.h - CRC-16 routine
+ *
+ * Implements the standard CRC-16:
+ *   Width 16
+ *   Poly  0x8005 (x^16 + x^15 + x^2 + 1)
+ *   Init  0
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com>
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License,
+ * Version 2. See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __CRC16_H
+#define __CRC16_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+extern uint16_t const crc16_table[256];
+
+extern uint16_t crc16(uint16_t crc, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len);
+
+static inline uint16_t crc16_byte(uint16_t crc, const uint8_t data)
+{
+	return (crc >> 8) ^ crc16_table[(crc ^ data) & 0xff];
+}
+
+#endif /* __CRC16_H */
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a7d450b..a20fbc8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 			 tlv_parser.c bitvec.c comp128.c gsm_utils.c statistics.c \
 			 write_queue.c utils.c rsl.c gsm48.c gsm48_ie.c \
 			 logging.c gsm0808.c rate_ctr.c gsmtap_util.c \
-			 gprs_cipher_core.c
+			 gprs_cipher_core.c crc16.c
 
 if ENABLE_PLUGIN
 libosmocore_la_SOURCES += plugin.c
diff --git a/src/crc16.c b/src/crc16.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ac8031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crc16.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * This was copied from the linux kernel and adjusted for our types.
+ */
+/*
+ *      crc16.c
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License,
+ * Version 2. See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <osmocore/crc16.h>
+
+/** CRC table for the CRC-16. The poly is 0x8005 (x^16 + x^15 + x^2 + 1) */
+uint16_t const crc16_table[256] = {
+	0x0000, 0xC0C1, 0xC181, 0x0140, 0xC301, 0x03C0, 0x0280, 0xC241,
+	0xC601, 0x06C0, 0x0780, 0xC741, 0x0500, 0xC5C1, 0xC481, 0x0440,
+	0xCC01, 0x0CC0, 0x0D80, 0xCD41, 0x0F00, 0xCFC1, 0xCE81, 0x0E40,
+	0x0A00, 0xCAC1, 0xCB81, 0x0B40, 0xC901, 0x09C0, 0x0880, 0xC841,
+	0xD801, 0x18C0, 0x1980, 0xD941, 0x1B00, 0xDBC1, 0xDA81, 0x1A40,
+	0x1E00, 0xDEC1, 0xDF81, 0x1F40, 0xDD01, 0x1DC0, 0x1C80, 0xDC41,
+	0x1400, 0xD4C1, 0xD581, 0x1540, 0xD701, 0x17C0, 0x1680, 0xD641,
+	0xD201, 0x12C0, 0x1380, 0xD341, 0x1100, 0xD1C1, 0xD081, 0x1040,
+	0xF001, 0x30C0, 0x3180, 0xF141, 0x3300, 0xF3C1, 0xF281, 0x3240,
+	0x3600, 0xF6C1, 0xF781, 0x3740, 0xF501, 0x35C0, 0x3480, 0xF441,
+	0x3C00, 0xFCC1, 0xFD81, 0x3D40, 0xFF01, 0x3FC0, 0x3E80, 0xFE41,
+	0xFA01, 0x3AC0, 0x3B80, 0xFB41, 0x3900, 0xF9C1, 0xF881, 0x3840,
+	0x2800, 0xE8C1, 0xE981, 0x2940, 0xEB01, 0x2BC0, 0x2A80, 0xEA41,
+	0xEE01, 0x2EC0, 0x2F80, 0xEF41, 0x2D00, 0xEDC1, 0xEC81, 0x2C40,
+	0xE401, 0x24C0, 0x2580, 0xE541, 0x2700, 0xE7C1, 0xE681, 0x2640,
+	0x2200, 0xE2C1, 0xE381, 0x2340, 0xE101, 0x21C0, 0x2080, 0xE041,
+	0xA001, 0x60C0, 0x6180, 0xA141, 0x6300, 0xA3C1, 0xA281, 0x6240,
+	0x6600, 0xA6C1, 0xA781, 0x6740, 0xA501, 0x65C0, 0x6480, 0xA441,
+	0x6C00, 0xACC1, 0xAD81, 0x6D40, 0xAF01, 0x6FC0, 0x6E80, 0xAE41,
+	0xAA01, 0x6AC0, 0x6B80, 0xAB41, 0x6900, 0xA9C1, 0xA881, 0x6840,
+	0x7800, 0xB8C1, 0xB981, 0x7940, 0xBB01, 0x7BC0, 0x7A80, 0xBA41,
+	0xBE01, 0x7EC0, 0x7F80, 0xBF41, 0x7D00, 0xBDC1, 0xBC81, 0x7C40,
+	0xB401, 0x74C0, 0x7580, 0xB541, 0x7700, 0xB7C1, 0xB681, 0x7640,
+	0x7200, 0xB2C1, 0xB381, 0x7340, 0xB101, 0x71C0, 0x7080, 0xB041,
+	0x5000, 0x90C1, 0x9181, 0x5140, 0x9301, 0x53C0, 0x5280, 0x9241,
+	0x9601, 0x56C0, 0x5780, 0x9741, 0x5500, 0x95C1, 0x9481, 0x5440,
+	0x9C01, 0x5CC0, 0x5D80, 0x9D41, 0x5F00, 0x9FC1, 0x9E81, 0x5E40,
+	0x5A00, 0x9AC1, 0x9B81, 0x5B40, 0x9901, 0x59C0, 0x5880, 0x9841,
+	0x8801, 0x48C0, 0x4980, 0x8941, 0x4B00, 0x8BC1, 0x8A81, 0x4A40,
+	0x4E00, 0x8EC1, 0x8F81, 0x4F40, 0x8D01, 0x4DC0, 0x4C80, 0x8C41,
+	0x4400, 0x84C1, 0x8581, 0x4540, 0x8701, 0x47C0, 0x4680, 0x8641,
+	0x8201, 0x42C0, 0x4380, 0x8341, 0x4100, 0x81C1, 0x8081, 0x4040
+};
+
+/**
+ * crc16 - compute the CRC-16 for the data buffer
+ * @crc:	previous CRC value
+ * @buffer:	data pointer
+ * @len:	number of bytes in the buffer
+ *
+ * Returns the updated CRC value.
+ */
+uint16_t crc16(uint16_t crc, uint8_t const *buffer, size_t len)
+{
+	while (len--)
+		crc = crc16_byte(crc, *buffer++);
+	return crc;
+}