diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 059c602..ef0c28b 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ OBJ += sys.o
 OBJ += tcpdump.o
 OBJ += throughputmeter.o
 OBJ += traceroute.o
+OBJ += transglobal.o
 OBJ += translate.o
 
 MANPAGE = man/batctl.8
diff --git a/debug.c b/debug.c
index f4cc2ea..5f2ad04 100644
--- a/debug.c
+++ b/debug.c
@@ -210,14 +210,3 @@ static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_translocal = {
 
 COMMAND_NAMED(DEBUGTABLE, translocal, "tl", handle_debug_table,
 	      COMMAND_FLAG_MESH_IFACE, &batctl_debug_table_translocal, "");
-
-static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_transglobal = {
-	.debugfs_name = "transtable_global",
-	.header_lines = 2,
-	.netlink_fn = netlink_print_transglobal,
-	.option_unicast_only = 1,
-	.option_multicast_only = 1,
-};
-
-COMMAND_NAMED(DEBUGTABLE, transglobal, "tg", handle_debug_table,
-	      COMMAND_FLAG_MESH_IFACE, &batctl_debug_table_transglobal, "");
diff --git a/netlink.c b/netlink.c
index cbb73ac..6583696 100644
--- a/netlink.c
+++ b/netlink.c
@@ -456,107 +456,6 @@ int netlink_print_routing_algos(void)
 	return last_err;
 }
 
-static const int transglobal_mandatory[] = {
-	BATADV_ATTR_TT_ADDRESS,
-	BATADV_ATTR_ORIG_ADDRESS,
-	BATADV_ATTR_TT_VID,
-	BATADV_ATTR_TT_TTVN,
-	BATADV_ATTR_TT_LAST_TTVN,
-	BATADV_ATTR_TT_CRC32,
-	BATADV_ATTR_TT_FLAGS,
-};
-
-static int transglobal_callback(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
-{
-	struct nlattr *attrs[BATADV_ATTR_MAX+1];
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
-	struct print_opts *opts = arg;
-	struct bat_host *bat_host;
-	struct genlmsghdr *ghdr;
-	char c, r, w, i, t;
-	uint8_t last_ttvn;
-	uint32_t crc32;
-	uint32_t flags;
-	uint8_t *addr;
-	uint8_t *orig;
-	uint8_t ttvn;
-	int16_t vid;
-
-	if (!genlmsg_valid_hdr(nlh, 0)) {
-		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	ghdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
-
-	if (ghdr->cmd != BATADV_CMD_GET_TRANSTABLE_GLOBAL)
-		return NL_OK;
-
-	if (nla_parse(attrs, BATADV_ATTR_MAX, genlmsg_attrdata(ghdr, 0),
-		      genlmsg_len(ghdr), batadv_netlink_policy)) {
-		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if (missing_mandatory_attrs(attrs, transglobal_mandatory,
-				    ARRAY_SIZE(transglobal_mandatory))) {
-		fputs("Missing attributes from kernel\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	addr = nla_data(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_ADDRESS]);
-	orig = nla_data(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_ORIG_ADDRESS]);
-	vid = nla_get_u16(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_VID]);
-	ttvn = nla_get_u8(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_TTVN]);
-	last_ttvn = nla_get_u8(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_LAST_TTVN]);
-	crc32 = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_CRC32]);
-	flags = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_FLAGS]);
-
-	if (opts->read_opt & MULTICAST_ONLY && !(addr[0] & 0x01))
-		return NL_OK;
-
-	if (opts->read_opt & UNICAST_ONLY && (addr[0] & 0x01))
-		return NL_OK;
-
-	c = ' ', r = '.', w = '.', i = '.', t = '.';
-	if (attrs[BATADV_ATTR_FLAG_BEST])
-		c = '*';
-	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM)
-		r = 'R';
-	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_WIFI)
-		w = 'W';
-	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ISOLA)
-		i = 'I';
-	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_TEMP)
-		t = 'T';
-
-	printf(" %c ", c);
-
-	bat_host = bat_hosts_find_by_mac((char *)addr);
-	if (!(opts->read_opt & USE_BAT_HOSTS) || !bat_host)
-		printf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x ",
-		       addr[0], addr[1], addr[2],
-		       addr[3], addr[4], addr[5]);
-	else
-		printf("%17s ", bat_host->name);
-
-	printf("%4i [%c%c%c%c] (%3u) ",
-	       BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid), r, w, i, t, ttvn);
-
-	bat_host = bat_hosts_find_by_mac((char *)orig);
-	if (!(opts->read_opt & USE_BAT_HOSTS) || !bat_host)
-		printf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x ",
-		       orig[0], orig[1], orig[2],
-		       orig[3], orig[4], orig[5]);
-	else
-		printf("%17s ", bat_host->name);
-
-	printf("(%3u) (0x%.8x)\n",
-	       last_ttvn, crc32);
-
-	return NL_OK;
-}
-
 static const int translocal_mandatory[] = {
 	BATADV_ATTR_TT_ADDRESS,
 	BATADV_ATTR_TT_VID,
@@ -760,17 +659,6 @@ int netlink_print_common(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
 	return last_err;
 }
 
-int netlink_print_transglobal(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface,
-			      int read_opts, float orig_timeout,
-			      float watch_interval)
-{
-	return netlink_print_common(mesh_iface, orig_iface, read_opts,
-				    orig_timeout, watch_interval,
-				    "   Client             VID Flags Last ttvn     Via        ttvn  (CRC       )\n",
-				    BATADV_CMD_GET_TRANSTABLE_GLOBAL,
-				    transglobal_callback);
-}
-
 int netlink_print_translocal(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opts,
 			     float orig_timeout,
 			     float watch_interval)
diff --git a/netlink.h b/netlink.h
index a099482..1cec0f7 100644
--- a/netlink.h
+++ b/netlink.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct print_opts {
 struct ether_addr;
 
 int netlink_print_routing_algos(void);
-int netlink_print_transglobal(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
-			      float orig_timeout, float watch_interval);
 int netlink_print_translocal(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
 			     float orig_timeout, float watch_interval);
 
diff --git a/transglobal.c b/transglobal.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f61aa9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transglobal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
+ * Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA
+ *
+ * License-Filename: LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/genl/genl.h>
+#include <netlink/genl/ctrl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "batadv_packet.h"
+#include "batman_adv.h"
+#include "bat-hosts.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "functions.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "netlink.h"
+
+static const int transglobal_mandatory[] = {
+	BATADV_ATTR_TT_ADDRESS,
+	BATADV_ATTR_ORIG_ADDRESS,
+	BATADV_ATTR_TT_VID,
+	BATADV_ATTR_TT_TTVN,
+	BATADV_ATTR_TT_LAST_TTVN,
+	BATADV_ATTR_TT_CRC32,
+	BATADV_ATTR_TT_FLAGS,
+};
+
+static int transglobal_callback(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
+{
+	struct nlattr *attrs[BATADV_ATTR_MAX+1];
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
+	struct print_opts *opts = arg;
+	struct bat_host *bat_host;
+	struct genlmsghdr *ghdr;
+	char c, r, w, i, t;
+	uint8_t last_ttvn;
+	uint32_t crc32;
+	uint32_t flags;
+	uint8_t *addr;
+	uint8_t *orig;
+	uint8_t ttvn;
+	int16_t vid;
+
+	if (!genlmsg_valid_hdr(nlh, 0)) {
+		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	ghdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+
+	if (ghdr->cmd != BATADV_CMD_GET_TRANSTABLE_GLOBAL)
+		return NL_OK;
+
+	if (nla_parse(attrs, BATADV_ATTR_MAX, genlmsg_attrdata(ghdr, 0),
+		      genlmsg_len(ghdr), batadv_netlink_policy)) {
+		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (missing_mandatory_attrs(attrs, transglobal_mandatory,
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(transglobal_mandatory))) {
+		fputs("Missing attributes from kernel\n", stderr);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	addr = nla_data(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_ADDRESS]);
+	orig = nla_data(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_ORIG_ADDRESS]);
+	vid = nla_get_u16(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_VID]);
+	ttvn = nla_get_u8(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_TTVN]);
+	last_ttvn = nla_get_u8(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_LAST_TTVN]);
+	crc32 = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_CRC32]);
+	flags = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_TT_FLAGS]);
+
+	if (opts->read_opt & MULTICAST_ONLY && !(addr[0] & 0x01))
+		return NL_OK;
+
+	if (opts->read_opt & UNICAST_ONLY && (addr[0] & 0x01))
+		return NL_OK;
+
+	c = ' ', r = '.', w = '.', i = '.', t = '.';
+	if (attrs[BATADV_ATTR_FLAG_BEST])
+		c = '*';
+	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM)
+		r = 'R';
+	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_WIFI)
+		w = 'W';
+	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ISOLA)
+		i = 'I';
+	if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_TEMP)
+		t = 'T';
+
+	printf(" %c ", c);
+
+	bat_host = bat_hosts_find_by_mac((char *)addr);
+	if (!(opts->read_opt & USE_BAT_HOSTS) || !bat_host)
+		printf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x ",
+		       addr[0], addr[1], addr[2],
+		       addr[3], addr[4], addr[5]);
+	else
+		printf("%17s ", bat_host->name);
+
+	printf("%4i [%c%c%c%c] (%3u) ",
+	       BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid), r, w, i, t, ttvn);
+
+	bat_host = bat_hosts_find_by_mac((char *)orig);
+	if (!(opts->read_opt & USE_BAT_HOSTS) || !bat_host)
+		printf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x ",
+		       orig[0], orig[1], orig[2],
+		       orig[3], orig[4], orig[5]);
+	else
+		printf("%17s ", bat_host->name);
+
+	printf("(%3u) (0x%.8x)\n",
+	       last_ttvn, crc32);
+
+	return NL_OK;
+}
+
+static int netlink_print_transglobal(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface,
+				     int read_opts, float orig_timeout,
+				     float watch_interval)
+{
+	return netlink_print_common(mesh_iface, orig_iface, read_opts,
+				    orig_timeout, watch_interval,
+				    "   Client             VID Flags Last ttvn     Via        ttvn  (CRC       )\n",
+				    BATADV_CMD_GET_TRANSTABLE_GLOBAL,
+				    transglobal_callback);
+}
+
+static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_transglobal = {
+	.debugfs_name = "transtable_global",
+	.header_lines = 2,
+	.netlink_fn = netlink_print_transglobal,
+	.option_unicast_only = 1,
+	.option_multicast_only = 1,
+};
+
+COMMAND_NAMED(DEBUGTABLE, transglobal, "tg", handle_debug_table,
+	      COMMAND_FLAG_MESH_IFACE, &batctl_debug_table_transglobal, "");
