diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
index 44c254aa..c773ce1d 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
@@ -569,9 +569,7 @@ void start_link(unit)
     char *msg;
 
     status = EXIT_NEGOTIATION_FAILED;
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_SERIALCONN);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
     hungup = 0;
     devfd = the_channel->connect();
@@ -607,24 +605,18 @@ void start_link(unit)
 	notice("Starting negotiation on %s", ppp_devnam);
     add_fd(fd_ppp);
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_ESTABLISH);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
     lcp_lowerup(0);
     return;
 
  disconnect:
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_DISCONNECT);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
     if (the_channel->disconnect)
 	the_channel->disconnect();
 
  fail:
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_DEAD);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
     if (the_channel->cleanup)
 	(*the_channel->cleanup)();
 }
@@ -640,9 +632,7 @@ link_terminated(unit)
 {
     if (phase == PHASE_DEAD || phase == PHASE_MASTER)
 	return;
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_DISCONNECT);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
 #if 0 /* UNUSED */
     if (pap_logout_hook) {
@@ -659,9 +649,7 @@ link_terminated(unit)
 
     lcp_lowerdown(0);
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_DEAD);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
 #if 0
     /*
@@ -724,10 +712,8 @@ link_down(unit)
 
     if (!doing_multilink) {
 	upper_layers_down(unit);
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
 	if (phase != PHASE_DEAD && phase != PHASE_MASTER)
 	    new_phase(PHASE_ESTABLISH);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
     }
     /* XXX if doing_multilink, should do something to stop
        network-layer traffic on the link */
@@ -816,9 +802,7 @@ link_established(unit)
     }
 #endif /* UNUSED */
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_AUTHENTICATE);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
     auth = 0;
 #if EAP_SUPPORT
     if (go->neg_eap) {
@@ -906,9 +890,7 @@ network_phase(unit)
      * If we negotiated callback, do it now.
      */
     if (go->neg_cbcp) {
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
 	new_phase(PHASE_CALLBACK);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 	(*cbcp_protent.open)(unit);
 	return;
     }
@@ -940,9 +922,7 @@ start_networks(unit)
     int mppe_required;
 #endif /* MPPE */
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     new_phase(PHASE_NETWORK);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MULTILINK
     if (multilink) {
@@ -1193,9 +1173,7 @@ np_up(unit, proto)
 	 */
 	status = EXIT_OK;
 	unsuccess = 0;
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
 	new_phase(PHASE_RUNNING);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
 #if 0 /* UNUSED */
 	if (idle_time_hook != 0)
@@ -1242,9 +1220,7 @@ np_down(unit, proto)
 #ifdef MAXOCTETS
 	UNTIMEOUT(check_maxoctets, NULL);
 #endif
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
 	new_phase(PHASE_NETWORK);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c b/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c
index 442d08ad..21090ae3 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c
@@ -427,10 +427,8 @@ lcp_close(unit, reason)
     fsm *f = &lcp_fsm[unit];
     int oldstate;
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
     if (phase != PHASE_DEAD && phase != PHASE_MASTER)
 	new_phase(PHASE_TERMINATE);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
     if (f->flags & DELAYED_UP) {
 	UNTIMEOUT(lcp_delayed_up, f);
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
index 7cf76c34..fa7af00c 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int fd_loop;		/* fd for getting demand-dial packets */
 int fd_devnull;			/* fd for /dev/null */
 int devfd = -1;			/* fd of underlying device */
 int fd_ppp = -1;		/* fd for talking PPP */
-int phase;			/* where the link is at */
+//int phase;			/* where the link is at */
 int kill_link;
 int asked_to_quit;
 int open_ccp_flag;
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.c b/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.c
index 4d757746..ca8451b0 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include "netif/ppp_oe.h"
 #endif /* PPPOE_SUPPORT */
 
+/* FIXME: add a phase per PPP session */
+int phase;			/* where the link is at */
+
 /* PPP packet parser states.  Current state indicates operation yet to be
  * completed. */
 typedef enum {
@@ -1438,11 +1441,12 @@ const char * protocol_name(int proto) {
 }
 #endif /* PPP_PROTOCOLNAME */
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
 /*
  * new_phase - signal the start of a new phase of pppd's operation.
  */
 void new_phase(int p) {
-
-}
+    phase = p;
+#if PPP_NOTIFY
+    /* The one willing notify support should add here the code to be notified of phase changes */
 #endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
+}
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.h b/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.h
index 44999734..5a38cf40 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.h
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/pppmy.h
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ void pppInProcOverEthernet(int pd, struct pbuf *pb);
 const char * protocol_name(int proto);
 #endif /* PPP_PROTOCOLNAME  */
 
-#if PPP_NOTIFY
 void new_phase(int p);
-#endif /* PPP_NOTIFY */
 
 #endif /* PPPMY_H_ */