diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
index 3420991..7356b82 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/bs11_config.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@
 	struct e1inp_line *line;
 
 	tall_bs11cfg_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 0, "bs11-config");
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_bs11cfg_ctx, 0);
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c
index 4a07217..5032d0c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_udp2db.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 	char *db_fname;
 	int rc;
 
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "You have to specify the database file name\n");
 		exit(2);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c
index 4f7e632..061a7a4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/meas_vis.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@
 	char *header[1];
 	char *title[1];
 
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	printf("sizeof(gsm_meas_rep)=%u\n", sizeof(struct gsm_meas_rep));
 	printf("sizeof(meas_feed_meas)=%u\n", sizeof(struct meas_feed_meas));
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c b/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c
index 2f154db..95df5f2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/smpp_mirror.c
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@
 	int port = 0;
 	int rc;
 
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	memset(&esme, 0, sizeof(esme));
 
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);