diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_tlli.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_tlli.c
index fae05ed..093d2b3 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_tlli.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_tlli.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@
 	link_info->tlli.ptmsi = GSM_RESERVED_TMSI;
 	link_info->sgsn_tlli.ptmsi = GSM_RESERVED_TMSI;
 
+	link_info->vu_gen_tx_bss = GBPROXY_INIT_VU_GEN_TX;
+
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&link_info->stored_msgs);
 
 	return link_info;