diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index fc7c653..3b09b7b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	populate_hlr_db.pl \
+	db_bootstrap.sed \
 	$(NULL)
 
+BUILT_SOURCES = \
+	db_bootstrap.h \
+	$(NULL)
+CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+
 noinst_HEADERS = \
 	auc.h \
 	db.h \
@@ -24,6 +30,7 @@
 	ctrl.h \
 	hlr_vty.h \
 	hlr_vty_subscr.h \
+	db_bootstrap.h \
 	$(NULL)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = \
@@ -73,3 +80,14 @@
 	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
 	$(SQLITE3_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
+
+BOOTSTRAP_SQL = $(top_srcdir)/sql/hlr.sql
+
+db_bootstrap.h: $(BOOTSTRAP_SQL) $(srcdir)/db_bootstrap.sed
+	echo "/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. It is generated from osmo-hlr.git/sql/hlr.sql */" > "$@"
+	echo "#pragma once" >> "$@"
+	echo "static const char *stmt_bootstrap_sql[] = {" >> "$@"
+	cat "$(BOOTSTRAP_SQL)" \
+		| sed -f "$(srcdir)/db_bootstrap.sed" \
+		>> "$@"
+	echo "};" >> "$@"