diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
index 05fdc14..14749d8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
 #include <osmocom/abis/abis.h>
 
-static struct gsm_network *gsmnet;
+struct gsm_network *bsc_gsmnet;
 
 static int net_listen_testnr;
 static int restart;
@@ -980,11 +980,11 @@
 	}
 	libosmo_abis_init(tall_ctx_config);
 
-	gsmnet = gsm_network_init(1, 1, NULL);
-	if (!gsmnet)
+	bsc_gsmnet = gsm_network_init(1, 1, NULL);
+	if (!bsc_gsmnet)
 		exit(1);
 
-	bts = gsm_bts_alloc_register(gsmnet, GSM_BTS_TYPE_NANOBTS, HARDCODED_TSC,
+	bts = gsm_bts_alloc_register(bsc_gsmnet, GSM_BTS_TYPE_NANOBTS, HARDCODED_TSC,
 				     HARDCODED_BSIC);
 	/* ip.access supports up to 4 chained TRX */
 	gsm_bts_trx_alloc(bts);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bts_ipaccess_nanobts.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bts_ipaccess_nanobts.c
index b6616c0..4bf937b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bts_ipaccess_nanobts.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bts_ipaccess_nanobts.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <osmocom/abis/ipaccess.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
 
+extern struct gsm_network *bsc_gsmnet;
+
 static int bts_model_nanobts_start(struct gsm_network *net);
 static void bts_model_nanobts_e1line_bind_ops(struct e1inp_line *line);
 
@@ -457,13 +459,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct gsm_network *ipaccess_gsmnet;
-
 static int bts_model_nanobts_start(struct gsm_network *net)
 {
 	osmo_signal_unregister_handler(SS_NM, bts_ipa_nm_sig_cb, NULL);
 	osmo_signal_register_handler(SS_NM, bts_ipa_nm_sig_cb, NULL);
-	ipaccess_gsmnet = net;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -534,7 +533,7 @@
 	struct ipaccess_unit *dev = unit_data;
 	struct e1inp_sign_link *sign_link = NULL;
 
-	bts = find_bts_by_unitid(ipaccess_gsmnet, dev->site_id, dev->bts_id);
+	bts = find_bts_by_unitid(bsc_gsmnet, dev->site_id, dev->bts_id);
 	if (!bts) {
 		LOGP(DLINP, LOGL_ERROR, "Unable to find BTS configuration for "
 			" %u/%u/%u, disconnecting\n", dev->site_id,