diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index d42e489..5ac60df 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <osmocore/select.h>
 #include <osmocore/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocore/timer.h>
+#include <osmocore/write_queue.h>
 
 #define DIR_BSC 1
 #define DIR_MSC 2
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
 	int authenticated;
 
 	/* the fd we use to communicate */
-	struct bsc_fd bsc_fd;
+	struct write_queue write_queue;
 
 	/* the LAC assigned to this connection */
 	unsigned int lac;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
index 63263fa..0972208 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <openbsc/telnet_interface.h>
 
 #include <osmocore/talloc.h>
-#include <osmocore/write_queue.h>
 
 #include <vty/vty.h>
 
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return write(bsc->bsc_fd.fd, msg->data, msg->len);
+	return write(bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd, msg->data, msg->len);
 
 send_to_all:
 	/*
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@
 				if (!bsc->authenticated || _lac != bsc->lac)
 					continue;
 
-				rc = write(bsc->bsc_fd.fd, msg->data, msg->len);
+				rc = write(bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd, msg->data, msg->len);
 				if (rc < msg->len)
 					LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_ERROR,
 					     "Failed to write message to BTS: %d\n", rc);
@@ -363,7 +362,7 @@
 		if (!bsc->authenticated)
 			continue;
 
-		rc = write(bsc->bsc_fd.fd, msg->data, msg->len);
+		rc = write(bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd, msg->data, msg->len);
 
 		/* try the next one */
 		if (rc < msg->len)
@@ -434,8 +433,8 @@
 static void remove_bsc_connection(struct bsc_connection *connection)
 {
 	struct sccp_connections *sccp_patch, *tmp;
-	bsc_unregister_fd(&connection->bsc_fd);
-	close(connection->bsc_fd.fd);
+	bsc_unregister_fd(&connection->write_queue.bfd);
+	close(connection->write_queue.bfd.fd);
 	llist_del(&connection->list_entry);
 
 	/* stop the timeout timer */
@@ -564,7 +563,7 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int ipaccess_bsc_cb(struct bsc_fd *bfd, unsigned int what)
+static int ipaccess_bsc_read_cb(struct bsc_fd *bfd)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct msgb *msg = ipaccess_read_msg(bfd, &error);
@@ -620,11 +619,12 @@
 	}
 
 	bsc->nat = nat;
-	bsc->bsc_fd.data = bsc;
-	bsc->bsc_fd.fd = ret;
-	bsc->bsc_fd.cb = ipaccess_bsc_cb;
-	bsc->bsc_fd.when = BSC_FD_READ;
-	if (bsc_register_fd(&bsc->bsc_fd) < 0) {
+	write_queue_init(&bsc->write_queue, 100);
+	bsc->write_queue.bfd.data = bsc;
+	bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd = ret;
+	bsc->write_queue.read_cb = ipaccess_bsc_read_cb;
+	bsc->write_queue.bfd.when = BSC_FD_READ;
+	if (bsc_register_fd(&bsc->write_queue.bfd) < 0) {
 		LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to register BSC fd.\n");
 		close(ret);
 		talloc_free(bsc);
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 
 	LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_INFO, "Registered new BSC\n");
 	llist_add(&bsc->list_entry, &nat->bsc_connections);
-	ipaccess_send_id_ack(bsc->bsc_fd.fd);
+	ipaccess_send_id_ack(bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd);
 	ipaccess_send_id_req(ret);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
index 5430670..6959037 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	struct bsc_connection *con;
 	llist_for_each_entry(con, &_nat->bsc_connections, list_entry) {
 		vty_out(vty, "BSC lac: %d auth: %d fd: %d%s",
-			con->lac, con->authenticated, con->bsc_fd.fd, VTY_NEWLINE);
+			con->lac, con->authenticated, con->write_queue.bfd.fd, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	}
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;