diff --git a/openbsc/src/chan_alloc.c b/openbsc/src/chan_alloc.c
index 7ba679c..6bf65f3 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/chan_alloc.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/chan_alloc.c
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
 		break;
 	case GSM_LCHAN_TCH_H:
 		lchan =_lc_find_bts(bts, GSM_PCHAN_TCH_H);
+		/* If we don't have TCH/H available, fall-back to TCH/F */
+		if (!lchan)
+			lchan = _lc_find_bts(bts, GSM_PCHAN_TCH_F);
 		break;
 	default:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unknown gsm_chan_t %u\n", type);