diff --git a/openbsc/tests/bsc/bsc_test.c b/openbsc/tests/bsc/bsc_test.c
index cc45652..6d41941 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/bsc/bsc_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/bsc/bsc_test.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
 
 	test_scan();