diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_ctrl.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_ctrl.c
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+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_ctrl.c
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+/*
+ * (C) 2020 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <osmocom/ctrl/control_if.h>
+#include <osmocom/mgcp/mgcp.h>
+
+
+static int mgw_ctrl_node_lookup(void *data, vector vline, int *node_type,
+				void **node_data, int *i)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+struct ctrl_handle *mgw_ctrl_interface_setup(struct mgcp_config *cfg,
+					     const char *bind_addr, uint16_t port)
+{
+	return ctrl_interface_setup_dynip2(cfg, bind_addr, port, mgw_ctrl_node_lookup,
+					   _LAST_CTRL_NODE);
+}