diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
index 529ffc0..441c0a9 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 
 	/* count the number of ARFCNs in the cell channel allocation */
 	num_cell_arfcns = 0;
-	for (i = 1; i < 1024; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
 		if (bitvec_get_bit_pos(cell_chan, i))
 			num_cell_arfcns++;
 	}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 		ts->hopping.ma_len++;
 
 	n_chan = 0;
-	for (i = 1; i < 1024; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
 		if (!bitvec_get_bit_pos(cell_chan, i))
 			continue;
 		/* set the corresponding bit in the MA */