diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gtphub_main.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gtphub_main.c
index 1e20a63..46360f9 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gtphub_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gtphub_main.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
 	struct gtphub *hub = &_hub;
 
 	osmo_gtphub_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 0, "osmo_gtphub");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(osmo_gtphub_ctx, 0);
 
 	signal(SIGINT, &signal_handler);
 	signal(SIGABRT, &signal_handler);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
index 453877b..3c2d6cc 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-config.c
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@
 	int rc, option_index = 0, stream_id = 0xff;
 
 	tall_ctx_config = talloc_named_const(NULL, 0, "ipaccess-config");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_ctx_config, 0);
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
 	log_parse_category_mask(osmo_stderr_target, "DNM,0");
diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-proxy.c b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-proxy.c
index 4077b3f..52e77e8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-proxy.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/ipaccess-proxy.c
@@ -1200,6 +1200,7 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	tall_bsc_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "ipaccess-proxy");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 0);
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
 	log_parse_category_mask(osmo_stderr_target, "DLINP:DLMI");
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
index d3128e4..daab55b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	tall_bsc_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "openbsc");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 0);
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
 	osmo_stats_init(tall_bsc_ctx);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/mgcp_main.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/mgcp_main.c
index ac55e25..964768e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/mgcp_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/mgcp_main.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
 	int on = 1, rc;
 
 	tall_bsc_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "mgcp-callagent");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_bsc_ctx, 0);
 
 	osmo_init_ignore_signals();
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
index 3420991..7356b82 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@
 	struct e1inp_line *line;
 
 	tall_bs11cfg_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 0, "bs11-config");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_bs11cfg_ctx, 0);
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c
index 4a07217..5032d0c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 	char *db_fname;
 	int rc;
 
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "You have to specify the database file name\n");
 		exit(2);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c
index 4f7e632..061a7a4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@
 	char *header[1];
 	char *title[1];
 
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	printf("sizeof(gsm_meas_rep)=%u\n", sizeof(struct gsm_meas_rep));
 	printf("sizeof(meas_feed_meas)=%u\n", sizeof(struct meas_feed_meas));
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c b/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c
index 2f154db..95df5f2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@
 	int port = 0;
 	int rc;
 
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	memset(&esme, 0, sizeof(esme));
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);