diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
index f388306..1d07cbf 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@
 	bts->rach_b_thresh = -1;
 	bts->rach_ldavg_slots = -1;
 	bts->paging.free_chans_need = -1;
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&bts->abis_queue);
+
 	llist_add_tail(&bts->list, &net->bts_list);
 
 	return bts;