diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
index 96abc75..2ef1ba8 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		crc24.h gprs_bssgp.h gprs_llc.h gprs_ns.h gprs_gmm.h \
 		gb_proxy.h gprs_sgsn.h gsm_04_08_gprs.h sgsn.h \
 		gprs_ns_frgre.h auth.h osmo_msc.h bsc_msc.h bsc_nat.h \
-		osmo_bsc_rf.h
+		osmo_bsc_rf.h osmo_bsc.h
 
 openbsc_HEADERS = gsm_04_08.h meas_rep.h bsc_api.h
 openbscdir = $(includedir)/openbsc
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/osmo_bsc.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/osmo_bsc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bfd3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/osmo_bsc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* OpenBSC BSC code */
+
+#ifndef OSMO_BSC_H
+#define OSMO_BSC_H
+
+#include "bsc_api.h"
+
+struct bsc_api *osmo_bsc_api();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am
index 865fb30..3a289c5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-bsc
 
 
-osmo_bsc_SOURCES = osmo_bsc_main.c osmo_bsc_rf.c osmo_bsc_vty.c \
+osmo_bsc_SOURCES = osmo_bsc_main.c osmo_bsc_rf.c osmo_bsc_vty.c osmo_bsc_api.c \
 		   $(top_srcdir)/src/debug.c $(top_srcdir)/src/bsc_msc.c \
 		   $(top_srcdir)/src/bsc_init.c
 osmo_bsc_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libvty.a $(top_builddir)/src/libsccp.a \
diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_api.c b/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_api.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdda68c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_api.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* (C) 2009-2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2009-2010 by On-Waves
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <openbsc/osmo_bsc.h>
+
+struct bsc_api *osmo_bsc_api()
+{
+	return NULL;
+}