diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index fe3fa29..ea450be 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 
 extern void talloc_ctx_init(void *ctx_root);
 
-struct gsm_network *gsm_network_init(void *ctx,
+struct gsm_network *bsc_network_init(void *ctx,
 				     uint16_t country_code,
 				     uint16_t network_code,
 				     mncc_recv_cb_t mncc_recv);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
index 3c2d6cc..06589f7 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@
 	}
 	libosmo_abis_init(tall_ctx_config);
 
-	bsc_gsmnet = gsm_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
+	bsc_gsmnet = bsc_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
 	if (!bsc_gsmnet)
 		exit(1);
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
index a1becf8..214926b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
 #include <osmocom/gsm/sysinfo.h>
 #include <openbsc/e1_config.h>
+#include <openbsc/osmo_bsc.h>
 
 /* global pointer to the gsm network data structure */
 extern struct gsm_network *bsc_gsmnet;
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	/* initialize our data structures */
-	bsc_gsmnet = gsm_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, mncc_recv);
+	bsc_gsmnet = bsc_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, mncc_recv);
 	if (!bsc_gsmnet)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c
index da13a52..07a4423 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <openbsc/osmo_bsc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/osmo_msc_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-struct gsm_network *gsm_network_init(void *ctx,
+struct gsm_network *bsc_network_init(void *ctx,
 				     uint16_t country_code,
 				     uint16_t network_code,
 				     mncc_recv_cb_t mncc_recv)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
index 20b9ed3..ee43a40 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
 	bts_model_bs11_init();
 
-	gsmnet = gsm_network_init(tall_bs11cfg_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
+	gsmnet = bsc_network_init(tall_bs11cfg_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
 	if (!gsmnet) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to allocate gsm network\n");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c b/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c
index b4a5fb1..0c730a2 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/channel/channel_test.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	printf("Testing the gsm_subscriber chan logic\n");
 
 	/* Create a dummy network */
-	network = gsm_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
+	network = bsc_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
 	if (!network)
 		exit(1);
 	bts = gsm_bts_alloc(network);
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c b/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
index e81394f..15248f2 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 static inline void test_si2q_u(void)
 {
 	struct gsm_bts *bts;
-	struct gsm_network *network = gsm_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
+	struct gsm_network *network = bsc_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
 	printf("Testing SYSINFO_TYPE_2quater UARFCN generation:\n");
 
 	if (!network)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 static inline void test_si2q_e(void)
 {
 	struct gsm_bts *bts;
-	struct gsm_network *network = gsm_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
+	struct gsm_network *network = bsc_network_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, 1, NULL);
 	printf("Testing SYSINFO_TYPE_2quater EARFCN generation:\n");
 
 	if (!network)