diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
index 3f608ec..3a81793 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
+#include <openbsc/paging.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/db.h>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
 	llist_add_tail(&s->entry, &active_subscribers);
 	s->use_count = 1;
 
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&s->requests);
+
 	return s;
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +134,13 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void subscr_get_channel(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr,
+			struct gsm_network *network, int type,
+			gsm_cbfn *cbfn, void *param)
+{
+	paging_request(network, subscr, type, cbfn, param);
+}
+
 void subscr_put_channel(struct gsm_lchan *lchan)
 {
 	/*
@@ -141,3 +151,4 @@
 	 */
 	put_lchan(lchan);
 }
+