diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index fbb0356..26efeaa 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@
 	char text[SMS_TEXT_SIZE];
 };
 
+extern void talloc_ctx_init(void *ctx_root);
+
 struct gsm_network *gsm_network_init(void *ctx,
 				     uint16_t country_code,
 				     uint16_t network_code,
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c b/openbsc/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c
index 528d3a2..a917a8c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c
@@ -36,22 +36,21 @@
 extern void *tall_upq_ctx;
 extern void *tall_ctr_ctx;
 
-void talloc_ctx_init(void)
+void talloc_ctx_init(void *ctx_root)
 {
-	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");
-	tall_authciphop_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "auth_ciph_oper");
-	tall_gsms_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "sms");
-	tall_subscr_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "subscriber");
-	tall_sub_req_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "subscr_request");
-	tall_call_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "gsm_call");
-	tall_paging_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "paging_request");
-	tall_sigh_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "signal_handler");
-	tall_tqe_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "subch_txq_entry");
-	tall_trans_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "transaction");
-	tall_map_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "trau_map_entry");
-	tall_upq_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "trau_upq_entry");
-	tall_ctr_ctx = talloc_named_const(tall_bsc_ctx, 0, "counter");
+	tall_msgb_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "msgb");
+	tall_fle_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "bs11_file_list_entry");
+	tall_locop_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "loc_updating_oper");
+	tall_authciphop_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "auth_ciph_oper");
+	tall_gsms_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "sms");
+	tall_subscr_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "subscriber");
+	tall_sub_req_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "subscr_request");
+	tall_call_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "gsm_call");
+	tall_paging_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "paging_request");
+	tall_sigh_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "signal_handler");
+	tall_tqe_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "subch_txq_entry");
+	tall_trans_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "transaction");
+	tall_map_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "trau_map_entry");
+	tall_upq_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "trau_upq_entry");
+	tall_ctr_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "counter");
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c
index 976aefa..67efe4f 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/bsc_hack.c
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@
 	osmo_timer_schedule(&bsc_gsmnet->subscr_expire_timer, EXPIRE_INTERVAL);
 }
 
-void talloc_ctx_init(void);
-
 extern int bsc_vty_go_parent(struct vty *vty);
 
 static struct vty_app_info vty_info = {
@@ -261,7 +259,7 @@
 	vty_info.copyright = openbsc_copyright;
 
 	tall_bsc_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "openbsc");
-	talloc_ctx_init();
+	talloc_ctx_init(tall_bsc_ctx);
 	on_dso_load_token();
 	on_dso_load_rrlp();
 	on_dso_load_ho_dec();