diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp.h
index c4081b1..71b7fc1 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
 	char *forward_ip;
 	int forward_port;
 
+	/* spec handling */
+	int force_realloc;
+
 	mgcp_change change_cb;
 	mgcp_policy policy_cb;
 	mgcp_reset reset_cb;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c b/openbsc/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
index 7c8b460..76eb7c2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
@@ -386,8 +386,14 @@
 		return create_response(500, "CRCX", trans_id);
 
 	if (endp->ci != CI_UNUSED) {
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Endpoint is already used. 0x%x\n", ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
-		return create_response(500, "CRCX", trans_id);
+		if (cfg->force_realloc) {
+			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE, "Endpoint 0x%x already allocated. Forcing realloc.\n",
+			    ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
+		} else {
+			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Endpoint is already used. 0x%x\n",
+			     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
+			return create_response(500, "CRCX", trans_id);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* parse CallID C: and LocalParameters L: */