diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 92401f2fb..30a10e93a 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "cdr.h"
 #include "statistics.h"
 #include "ssrc.h"
+#include "main.h"
 
 
 /* also serves as array index for callstream->peers[] */
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ next:
 #undef DS
 
 
-struct callmaster *callmaster_new(struct poller *p) {
+struct callmaster *callmaster_new() {
 	struct callmaster *c;
 
 	c = obj_alloc0("callmaster", sizeof(*c), NULL);
@@ -616,10 +617,9 @@ struct callmaster *callmaster_new(struct poller *p) {
 	rtpe_callhash = g_hash_table_new(str_hash, str_equal);
 	if (!rtpe_callhash)
 		goto fail;
-	c->poller = p;
 	rwlock_init(&rtpe_callhash_lock);
 
-	poller_add_timer(p, callmaster_timer, &c->obj);
+	poller_add_timer(rtpe_poller, callmaster_timer, &c->obj);
 
 	mutex_init(&c->totalstats.total_average_lock);
 	mutex_init(&c->totalstats_interval.total_average_lock);
@@ -1769,7 +1769,6 @@ void call_destroy(struct call *c) {
 	struct callmaster *m;
 	struct packet_stream *ps=0;
 	struct stream_fd *sfd;
-	struct poller *p;
 	GList *l;
 	int ret;
 	struct call_monologue *ml;
@@ -1782,7 +1781,6 @@ void call_destroy(struct call *c) {
 	}
 
 	m = c->callmaster;
-	p = m->poller;
 
 	rwlock_lock_w(&rtpe_callhash_lock);
 	ret = (g_hash_table_lookup(rtpe_callhash, &c->callid) == c);
@@ -1914,7 +1912,7 @@ no_stats_output:
 
 	while (c->stream_fds.head) {
 		sfd = g_queue_pop_head(&c->stream_fds);
-		poller_del_item(p, sfd->socket.fd);
+		poller_del_item(rtpe_poller, sfd->socket.fd);
 		obj_put(sfd);
 	}
 
diff --git a/daemon/call.h b/daemon/call.h
index ed6e26031..ec12136cb 100644
--- a/daemon/call.h
+++ b/daemon/call.h
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ struct callmaster {
 	mutex_t		        	totalstats_lastinterval_lock;
 	struct totalstats       totalstats_lastinterval;
 
-	struct poller	        *poller;
-
 	struct callmaster_config conf;
 	struct timeval          latest_graphite_interval_start;
 };
@@ -435,7 +433,7 @@ extern rwlock_t rtpe_callhash_lock;
 extern GHashTable *rtpe_callhash;
 
 
-struct callmaster *callmaster_new(struct poller *);
+struct callmaster *callmaster_new(void);
 void callmaster_get_all_calls(struct callmaster *m, GQueue *q);
 
 //void calls_dump_redis(struct callmaster *);
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 73e1729d9..b258d4d05 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "main.h"
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -38,11 +40,12 @@
 
 
 struct main_context {
-	struct poller		*p;
 	struct callmaster	*m;
 };
 
 
+struct poller *rtpe_poller;
+
 
 
 static GQueue interfaces = G_QUEUE_INIT;
@@ -519,15 +522,15 @@ static void create_everything(struct main_context *ctx) {
 	}
 
 no_kernel:
-	ctx->p = poller_new();
-	if (!ctx->p)
+	rtpe_poller = poller_new();
+	if (!rtpe_poller)
 		die("poller creation failed");
 
-	ctx->m = callmaster_new(ctx->p);
+	ctx->m = callmaster_new();
 	if (!ctx->m)
 		die("callmaster creation failed");
 
-	dtls_timer(ctx->p);
+	dtls_timer(rtpe_poller);
 
 	ZERO(mc);
         rwlock_init(&mc.config_lock);
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ no_kernel:
 
 	ct = NULL;
 	if (tcp_listen_ep.port) {
-		ct = control_tcp_new(ctx->p, &tcp_listen_ep, ctx->m);
+		ct = control_tcp_new(rtpe_poller, &tcp_listen_ep, ctx->m);
 		if (!ct)
 			die("Failed to open TCP control connection port");
 	}
@@ -567,7 +570,7 @@ no_kernel:
 	cu = NULL;
 	if (udp_listen_ep.port) {
 		interfaces_exclude_port(udp_listen_ep.port);
-		cu = control_udp_new(ctx->p, &udp_listen_ep, ctx->m);
+		cu = control_udp_new(rtpe_poller, &udp_listen_ep, ctx->m);
 		if (!cu)
 			die("Failed to open UDP control connection port");
 	}
@@ -575,7 +578,7 @@ no_kernel:
 	cn = NULL;
 	if (ng_listen_ep.port) {
 		interfaces_exclude_port(ng_listen_ep.port);
-		cn = control_ng_new(ctx->p, &ng_listen_ep, ctx->m, control_tos);
+		cn = control_ng_new(rtpe_poller, &ng_listen_ep, ctx->m, control_tos);
 		if (!cn)
 			die("Failed to open UDP control connection port");
 	}
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ no_kernel:
 	cl = NULL;
 	if (cli_listen_ep.port) {
 		interfaces_exclude_port(cli_listen_ep.port);
-	    cl = cli_new(ctx->p, &cli_listen_ep, ctx->m);
+	    cl = cli_new(rtpe_poller, &cli_listen_ep, ctx->m);
 	    if (!cl)
 	        die("Failed to open UDP CLI connection port");
 	}
@@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ilog(LOG_INFO, "Startup complete, version %s", RTPENGINE_VERSION);
 
 	thread_create_detach(sighandler, NULL);
-	thread_create_detach(poller_timer_loop, ctx.p);
+	thread_create_detach(poller_timer_loop, rtpe_poller);
 
 	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&redis_ep.address))
 		thread_create_detach(redis_notify_loop, ctx.m);
@@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	for (;idx<num_threads;++idx) {
-		thread_create_detach(poller_loop, ctx.p);
+		thread_create_detach(poller_loop, rtpe_poller);
 	}
 
 	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
diff --git a/daemon/main.h b/daemon/main.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ddba0c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/main.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef _MAIN_H_
+#define _MAIN_H_
+
+struct poller;
+extern struct poller *rtpe_poller; // main global poller instance XXX convert to struct instead of pointer?
+
+#endif
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 4582e13cc..774d8961d 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "rtcplib.h"
 #include "ssrc.h"
 #include "iptables.h"
+#include "main.h"
 
 
 #ifndef PORT_RANDOM_MIN
@@ -1619,7 +1620,6 @@ static void stream_fd_free(void *p) {
 struct stream_fd *stream_fd_new(socket_t *fd, struct call *call, const struct local_intf *lif) {
 	struct stream_fd *sfd;
 	struct poller_item pi;
-	struct poller *po = call->callmaster->poller;
 
 	sfd = obj_alloc0("stream_fd", sizeof(*sfd), stream_fd_free);
 	sfd->unique_id = g_queue_get_length(&call->stream_fds);
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ struct stream_fd *stream_fd_new(socket_t *fd, struct call *call, const struct lo
 	pi.readable = stream_fd_readable;
 	pi.closed = stream_fd_closed;
 
-	if (poller_add_item(po, &pi))
+	if (poller_add_item(rtpe_poller, &pi))
 		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to add stream_fd to poller");
 
 	return sfd;