diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 587354fb..ea914223 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ endif
 if WIRED
 libexec_PROGRAMS += wired/ead
 
-wired_ead_SOURCES = wired/main.c $(eap_sources)
+wired_ead_SOURCES = wired/main.c wired/ethdev.h wired/ethdev.c $(eap_sources)
 wired_ead_LDADD = ell/libell-internal.la
 wired_ead_DEPENDENCIES = ell/libell-internal.la
 
diff --git a/wired/ethdev.c b/wired/ethdev.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c988298d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wired/ethdev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *  Ethernet daemon for Linux
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017-2018  Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ *  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <ell/ell.h>
+
+#include "src/eap.h"
+#include "wired/ethdev.h"
+
+bool ethdev_init(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+void ethdev_exit(void)
+{
+}
diff --git a/wired/ethdev.h b/wired/ethdev.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e5f1ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wired/ethdev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *  Ethernet daemon for Linux
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017-2018  Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ *  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+bool ethdev_init(void);
+void ethdev_exit(void);
diff --git a/wired/main.c b/wired/main.c
index 4d4369f7..82573da5 100644
--- a/wired/main.c
+++ b/wired/main.c
@@ -25,8 +25,18 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ell/ell.h>
+
+#include "src/eap.h"
+#include "wired/ethdev.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	eap_init(0);
+	ethdev_init();
+
+	ethdev_exit();
+	eap_exit();
+
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }