diff --git a/src/eapol.c b/src/eapol.c
index 2a94c2c5..50af90f5 100644
--- a/src/eapol.c
+++ b/src/eapol.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "crypto.h"
 #include "eapol.h"
 
+struct l_hashmap *state_machines;
+enum eapol_protocol_version protocol_version = EAPOL_PROTOCOL_VERSION_2004;
+
 #define VERIFY_IS_ZERO(field)					\
 	do {							\
 		unsigned int i;					\
@@ -477,3 +480,18 @@ void eapol_sm_set_own_rsn(struct eapol_sm *sm, const uint8_t *rsn_ie,
 	l_free(sm->own_rsn);
 	sm->own_rsn = l_memdup(rsn_ie, len);
 }
+
+bool eapol_init()
+{
+	state_machines = l_hashmap_new();
+	protocol_version = EAPOL_PROTOCOL_VERSION_2004;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool eapol_exit()
+{
+	l_hashmap_destroy(state_machines, eapol_sm_destroy);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/eapol.h b/src/eapol.h
index b17ff384..26fff9c8 100644
--- a/src/eapol.h
+++ b/src/eapol.h
@@ -132,3 +132,6 @@ void eapol_sm_set_ap_rsn(struct eapol_sm *sm, const uint8_t *rsn_ie,
 				size_t len);
 void eapol_sm_set_own_rsn(struct eapol_sm *sm, const uint8_t *rsn_ie,
 				size_t len);
+
+bool eapol_init();
+bool eapol_exit();