diff --git a/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c b/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c
index 522cd127e..823b366c0 100644
--- a/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c
+++ b/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ static int service_wait()
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add namespace alias
+ */
+static void __attribute__ ((constructor))register_namespace()
+{
+	/* inherit settings from charon */
+	library_add_namespace("charon");
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize and run charon using a wait function
  */