diff --git a/src/libbsc/gsm_data.c b/src/libbsc/gsm_data.c
index a504252..e1d422e 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/gsm_data.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/gsm_data.c
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@
 
 	/* si handling */
 	bts->bcch_change_mark = 1;
+	bts->chan_load_avg = 0;
 
 	bts->ho = ho_cfg_init(bts, net->ho);