diff --git a/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input.c b/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input.c
index 089d544..97dcd33 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input.c
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@
 
 void e1inp_misdn_init(void);
 void e1inp_dahdi_init(void);
+void e1inp_ipaccess_init(void);
+void e1inp_hsl_init(void);
 
 void e1inp_init(void)
 {
@@ -645,4 +647,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_DAHDI_USER_H
 	e1inp_dahdi_init();
 #endif
+	e1inp_ipaccess_init();
+	e1inp_hsl_init();
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libabis/input/hsl.c b/openbsc/src/libabis/input/hsl.c
index e842f0d..c98a22c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libabis/input/hsl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libabis/input/hsl.c
@@ -437,12 +437,6 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* register the driver with the core */
-	/* FIXME: do this in the plugin initializer function */
-	ret = e1inp_driver_register(&hsl_driver);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	e1h = talloc_zero(tall_bsc_ctx, struct hsl_e1_handle);
 	if (!e1h)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -457,3 +451,8 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void e1inp_hsl_init(void)
+{
+	e1inp_driver_register(&hsl_driver);
+}
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libabis/input/ipaccess.c b/openbsc/src/libabis/input/ipaccess.c
index 8080129..1427118 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libabis/input/ipaccess.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libabis/input/ipaccess.c
@@ -812,12 +812,6 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* register the driver with the core */
-	/* FIXME: do this in the plugin initializer function */
-	ret = e1inp_driver_register(&ipaccess_driver);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	e1h = talloc_zero(tall_bsc_ctx, struct ia_e1_handle);
 	if (!e1h)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -838,3 +832,8 @@
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+void e1inp_ipaccess_init(void)
+{
+	e1inp_driver_register(&ipaccess_driver);
+}