diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
index 08ffac2..e72deff 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
@@ -95,8 +95,12 @@
 
 	/*! workaround for rate counter until rate counter accepts char str as index */
 	uint32_t rate_ctr_idx;
+
+	/*! libmnl netlink socket for link state monitoring */
+	struct osmo_mnl *linkmon_mnl;
 };
 
+
 /*! Structure repesenting a NSE. The BSS/PCU will only have a single NSE, while SGSN has one for each BSS/PCU */
 struct gprs_ns2_nse {
 	uint16_t nsei;