diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am
index 3a289c5..6e179a0 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
-AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOSCCP_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-bsc
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 osmo_bsc_SOURCES = osmo_bsc_main.c osmo_bsc_rf.c osmo_bsc_vty.c osmo_bsc_api.c \
 		   $(top_srcdir)/src/debug.c $(top_srcdir)/src/bsc_msc.c \
 		   $(top_srcdir)/src/bsc_init.c
-osmo_bsc_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libvty.a $(top_builddir)/src/libsccp.a \
-		 $(top_builddir)/src/libmgcp.a $(top_builddir)/src/libbsc.a
+osmo_bsc_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libvty.a \
+		 $(top_builddir)/src/libmgcp.a $(top_builddir)/src/libbsc.a \
+		 $(LIBOSMOSCCP_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c b/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
index b1c5001..a678227 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <osmocom/vty/command.h>
 #include <osmocore/talloc.h>
 
+#include <sccp/sccp.h>
+
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <getopt.h>
 
@@ -158,6 +160,9 @@
 	/* seed the PRNG */
 	srand(time(NULL));
 
+	/* initialize SCCP */
+	sccp_set_log_area(DSCCP);
+
 
 	rc = bsc_bootstrap_network(NULL, config_file);
 	if (rc < 0) {