diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
index 8c830a3..f42598a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #define GSM0808_T10_VALUE    6, 0
 
-static LLIST_HEAD(sub_connections);
 
 static void rll_ind_cb(struct gsm_lchan *, uint8_t, void *, enum bsc_rllr_ind);
 static void send_sapi_reject(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn, int link_id);
@@ -242,15 +241,16 @@
 struct gsm_subscriber_connection *subscr_con_allocate(struct gsm_lchan *lchan)
 {
 	struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn;
+	struct gsm_network *net = lchan->ts->trx->bts->network;
 
-	conn = talloc_zero(lchan->ts->trx->bts->network, struct gsm_subscriber_connection);
+	conn = talloc_zero(net, struct gsm_subscriber_connection);
 	if (!conn)
 		return NULL;
 
 	conn->lchan = lchan;
 	conn->bts = lchan->ts->trx->bts;
 	lchan->conn = conn;
-	llist_add_tail(&conn->entry, &sub_connections);
+	llist_add_tail(&conn->entry, &net->subscr_conns);
 	return conn;
 }
 
@@ -876,7 +876,3 @@
 	osmo_signal_register_handler(SS_LCHAN, bsc_handle_lchan_signal, NULL);
 }
 
-struct llist_head *bsc_api_sub_connections(struct gsm_network *net)
-{
-	return &sub_connections;
-}
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c
index 65419ae..e01ba80 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/net_init.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&net->trans_list);
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&net->upqueue);
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&net->bts_list);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&net->subscr_conns);
 
 	/* init statistics */
 	net->bsc_ctrs = rate_ctr_group_alloc(net, &bsc_ctrg_desc, 0);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_ctrl.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_ctrl.c
index 72f80ed..3010b55 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_ctrl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_ctrl.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 	alert = atoi(alert_str);
 
 	net = cmd->node;
-	llist_for_each_entry(conn, bsc_api_sub_connections(net), entry) {
+	llist_for_each_entry(conn, &net->subscr_conns, entry) {
 		if (!conn->sccp_con)
 			continue;