diff --git a/openbsc/src/msgb.c b/openbsc/src/msgb.c
index 48a5a7b..9f2fcfa 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/msgb.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/msgb.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/talloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 
-static void *tall_msgb_ctx;
+void *tall_msgb_ctx;
 
 struct msgb *msgb_alloc(u_int16_t size, const char *name)
 {
@@ -96,8 +96,3 @@
 	msg->l3h = NULL;
 	msg->smsh = NULL;
 }
-
-static __attribute__((constructor)) void on_dso_load_trau_msgb(void)
-{
-	tall_msgb_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 1, "msgb");
-}
diff --git a/openbsc/src/talloc_ctx.c b/openbsc/src/talloc_ctx.c
index aa9f0b4..e90677b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/talloc_ctx.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/talloc_ctx.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/talloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 
+extern void *tall_msgb_ctx;
 extern void *tall_fle_ctx;
 extern void *tall_locop_ctx;
 extern void *tall_gsms_ctx;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 
 void talloc_ctx_init(void)
 {
+	tall_msgb_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "msgb");
 	tall_fle_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, 
 					  "bs11_file_list_entry");
 	tall_locop_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "loc_updating_oper");