diff --git a/openbsc/include/vty/command.h b/openbsc/include/vty/command.h
index 03b071f..738cce4 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/vty/command.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/vty/command.h
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@
 
 /* helper defines for end-user DEFUN* macros */
 #define DEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, attrs, dnum) \
+  static struct cmd_element cmdname = \
+  { \
+    .string = cmdstr, \
+    .func = funcname, \
+    .doc = helpstr, \
+    .attr = attrs, \
+    .daemon = dnum, \
+  };
+
+/* global (non static) cmd_element */
+#define gDEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, attrs, dnum) \
   struct cmd_element cmdname = \
   { \
     .string = cmdstr, \
@@ -195,6 +206,12 @@
   DEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, 0, 0) \
   DEFUN_CMD_FUNC_TEXT(funcname)
 
+/* global (non static) cmd_element */
+#define gDEFUN(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr) \
+  DEFUN_CMD_FUNC_DECL(funcname) \
+  gDEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, 0, 0) \
+  DEFUN_CMD_FUNC_TEXT(funcname)
+
 #define DEFUN_ATTR(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, attr) \
   DEFUN_CMD_FUNC_DECL(funcname) \
   DEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, attr, 0) \
@@ -236,6 +253,10 @@
 #define ALIAS(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr) \
   DEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, 0, 0)
 
+/* global (non static) cmd_element */
+#define gALIAS(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr) \
+  gDEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, 0, 0)
+
 #define ALIAS_ATTR(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, attr) \
   DEFUN_CMD_ELEMENT(funcname, cmdname, cmdstr, helpstr, attr, 0)
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty/command.c b/openbsc/src/vty/command.c
index a38ed04..278d980 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty/command.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty/command.c
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Down vty node level. */
-DEFUN(config_exit,
+gDEFUN(config_exit,
       config_exit_cmd, "exit", "Exit current mode and down to previous mode\n")
 {
 	switch (vty->node) {
@@ -2372,11 +2372,11 @@
 }
 
 /* quit is alias of exit. */
-ALIAS(config_exit,
+gALIAS(config_exit,
       config_quit_cmd, "quit", "Exit current mode and down to previous mode\n")
 
 /* End of configuration. */
-    DEFUN(config_end,
+    gDEFUN(config_end,
       config_end_cmd, "end", "End current mode and change to enable mode.")
 {
 	switch (vty->node) {
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Help display function for all node. */
-DEFUN(config_help,
+gDEFUN(config_help,
       config_help_cmd, "help", "Description of the interactive help system\n")
 {
 	vty_out(vty,
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Help display function for all node. */
-DEFUN(config_list, config_list_cmd, "list", "Print command list\n")
+gDEFUN(config_list, config_list_cmd, "list", "Print command list\n")
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct cmd_node *cnode = vector_slot(cmdvec, vty->node);