diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
index 02b2e3b..02d67f7 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 struct gsm_trans;
 struct gsm_subscriber_connection;
 struct amr_multirate_conf;
+struct amr_mode;
 
 #define GSM48_ALLOC_SIZE	2048
 #define GSM48_ALLOC_HEADROOM	256
@@ -90,6 +91,6 @@
 void release_security_operation(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn);
 void allocate_security_operation(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn);
 
-int gsm48_multirate_config(uint8_t *lv, struct amr_multirate_conf *mr, int ms);
+int gsm48_multirate_config(uint8_t *lv, struct amr_multirate_conf *mr, struct amr_mode *modes);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
index 5ff6c20..be3333c 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@
 
 struct amr_mode {
 	uint8_t mode;
-	uint8_t threshold_ms;
-	uint8_t hysteresis_ms;
-	uint8_t threshold_bts;
-	uint8_t hysteresis_bts;
+	uint8_t threshold;
+	uint8_t hysteresis;
 };
+
 struct amr_multirate_conf {
 	uint8_t gsm48_ie[2];
-	struct amr_mode mode[4];
+	struct amr_mode ms_mode[4];
+	struct amr_mode bts_mode[4];
 	uint8_t num_modes;
 };
 /* /BTS ONLY */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
index 78e7c87..e157eb9 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
 		mr_conf->icmi = 1;
 		mr_conf->m5_90 = 1;
 	}
-	gsm48_multirate_config(lchan->mr_ms_lv, mr, 1);
-	gsm48_multirate_config(lchan->mr_bts_lv, mr, 0);
+	gsm48_multirate_config(lchan->mr_ms_lv, mr, mr->ms_mode);
+	gsm48_multirate_config(lchan->mr_bts_lv, mr, mr->bts_mode);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
index 9b0f020..d940624 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -505,22 +505,22 @@
 	if (num > 1) {
 		vty_out(vty, "  %s threshold ms", prefix);
 		for (i = 0; i < num - 1; i++) {
-			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->mode[i].threshold_ms);
+			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->ms_mode[i].threshold);
 		}
 		vty_out(vty, "%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 		vty_out(vty, "  %s hysteresis ms", prefix);
 		for (i = 0; i < num - 1; i++) {
-			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->mode[i].hysteresis_ms);
+			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->ms_mode[i].hysteresis);
 		}
 		vty_out(vty, "%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 		vty_out(vty, "  %s threshold bts", prefix);
 		for (i = 0; i < num - 1; i++) {
-			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->mode[i].threshold_bts);
+			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->bts_mode[i].threshold);
 		}
 		vty_out(vty, "%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 		vty_out(vty, "  %s hysteresis bts", prefix);
 		for (i = 0; i < num - 1; i++) {
-			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->mode[i].hysteresis_bts);
+			vty_out(vty, " %d", mr->bts_mode[i].hysteresis);
 		}
 		vty_out(vty, "%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 	}
@@ -2957,10 +2957,10 @@
 
 	if (argv[0][0]=='m') {
 		for (i = 0; i < argc - 1; i++)
-			mr->mode[i].threshold_ms = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
+			mr->ms_mode[i].threshold = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
 	} else {
 		for (i = 0; i < argc - 1; i++)
-			mr->mode[i].threshold_bts = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
+			mr->bts_mode[i].threshold = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2972,10 +2972,10 @@
 
 	if (argv[0][0]=='m') {
 		for (i = 0; i < argc - 1; i++)
-			mr->mode[i].hysteresis_ms = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
+			mr->ms_mode[i].hysteresis = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
 	} else {
 		for (i = 0; i < argc - 1; i++)
-			mr->mode[i].hysteresis_bts = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
+			mr->bts_mode[i].hysteresis = atoi(argv[i + 1]);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/gsm_04_08_utils.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/gsm_04_08_utils.c
index 24a1cfd..4901912 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/gsm_04_08_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/gsm_04_08_utils.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int gsm48_multirate_config(uint8_t *lv, struct amr_multirate_conf *mr, int ms)
+int gsm48_multirate_config(uint8_t *lv, struct amr_multirate_conf *mr, struct amr_mode *modes)
 {
 	int num = 0, i;
 
@@ -387,33 +387,19 @@
 	memcpy(lv + 1, mr->gsm48_ie, 2);
 	if (num == 1)
 		return 0;
-	if (ms) {
-		lv[3] = mr->mode[0].threshold_ms & 0x3f;
-		lv[4] = mr->mode[0].hysteresis_ms << 4;
-		if (num == 2)
-			return 0;
-		lv[4] |= (mr->mode[1].threshold_ms & 0x3f) >> 2;
-		lv[5] = mr->mode[1].threshold_ms << 6;
-		lv[5] |= (mr->mode[1].hysteresis_ms & 0x0f) << 2;
-		if (num == 3)
-			return 0;
-		lv[5] |= (mr->mode[2].threshold_ms & 0x3f) >> 4;
-		lv[6] = mr->mode[2].threshold_ms << 4;
-		lv[6] |= mr->mode[2].hysteresis_ms & 0x0f;
-	} else {
-		lv[3] = mr->mode[0].threshold_bts & 0x3f;
-		lv[4] = mr->mode[0].hysteresis_bts << 4;
-		if (num == 2)
-			return 0;
-		lv[4] |= (mr->mode[1].threshold_bts & 0x3f) >> 2;
-		lv[5] = mr->mode[1].threshold_bts << 6;
-		lv[5] |= (mr->mode[1].hysteresis_bts & 0x0f) << 2;
-		if (num == 3)
-			return 0;
-		lv[5] |= (mr->mode[2].threshold_bts & 0x3f) >> 4;
-		lv[6] = mr->mode[2].threshold_bts << 4;
-		lv[6] |= mr->mode[2].hysteresis_bts & 0x0f;
-	}
+
+	lv[3] = modes[0].threshold & 0x3f;
+	lv[4] = modes[0].hysteresis << 4;
+	if (num == 2)
+		return 0;
+	lv[4] |= (modes[1].threshold & 0x3f) >> 2;
+	lv[5] = modes[1].threshold << 6;
+	lv[5] |= (modes[1].hysteresis & 0x0f) << 2;
+	if (num == 3)
+		return 0;
+	lv[5] |= (modes[2].threshold & 0x3f) >> 4;
+	lv[6] = modes[2].threshold << 4;
+	lv[6] |= modes[2].hysteresis & 0x0f;
 
 	return 0;
 }