diff --git a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
index ef29d6a..9a50f6b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@
 			lchan->ts = ts;
 			lchan->nr = l;
 			lchan->type = GSM_LCHAN_NONE;
+
+#ifndef ROLE_BSC
+			INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&lchan->sapi_cmds);
+#endif
 		}
 	}