diff --git a/openbsc/src/signal.c b/openbsc/src/signal.c
index bf5671e..e04cadf 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/signal.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/signal.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 
-static void *tall_sigh_ctx;
+void *tall_sigh_ctx;
 static LLIST_HEAD(signal_handler_list);
 
 struct signal_handler {
@@ -81,8 +81,3 @@
 		(*handler->cbfn)(subsys, signal, handler->data, signal_data);
 	}
 }
-
-static __attribute__((constructor)) void on_dso_load_signal(void)
-{
-	tall_sigh_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "signal_handler");
-}