diff --git a/src/vnet/gre/gre_api.c b/src/vnet/gre/gre_api.c
index 9ee9f19..be91f75 100644
--- a/src/vnet/gre/gre_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/gre/gre_api.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 static clib_error_t *
 gre_api_hookup (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
-  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  api_main_t *am = vlibapi_get_main ();
 
 #define _(N,n)                                                  \
     vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \