diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7b245ab76..0eb1128159 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2219,7 +2219,6 @@ target_link_libraries(nr_pucchsim PRIVATE
 target_link_libraries(nr_pucchsim PRIVATE asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs)
 
 add_executable(nr_dlsim
-  ${OPENAIR_DIR}/executables/position_interface.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/nr_dummy_functions.c
   ${OPENAIR_DIR}/executables/softmodem-common.c
@@ -2255,7 +2254,6 @@ target_link_libraries(nr_ulschsim PRIVATE
 target_link_libraries(nr_ulschsim PRIVATE asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs)
 
 add_executable(nr_ulsim
-  ${OPENAIR_DIR}/executables/position_interface.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/nr_dummy_functions.c
   ${OPENAIR_DIR}/executables/softmodem-common.c
diff --git a/executables/position_interface.h b/executables/position_interface.h
index 6fd80819e4..8d8ad70d91 100644
--- a/executables/position_interface.h
+++ b/executables/position_interface.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 }
 // clang-format on
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct position {
   double positionX;
   double positionY;
   double positionZ;
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ typedef struct {
 void config_position_coordinates(int Mod_id);
 position_t *init_position_coordinates(char *sectionName);
 position_t *get_position_coordinates(int Mod_id);
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 95a08b113c..a4161dbd61 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib1(module_id_t module_id,
 }
 
 // computes delay between ue and sat based on SIB19 ephemeris data
-static double calculate_ue_sat_ta(position_t *position_params, struct NR_PositionVelocity_r17 *sat_pos)
+static double calculate_ue_sat_ta(const position_t *position_params, struct NR_PositionVelocity_r17 *sat_pos)
 {
   // get UE position coordinates
   double posx = position_params->positionX;
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ static double calculate_ue_sat_ta(position_t *position_params, struct NR_Positio
   return ta_ms;
 }
 
-void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(module_id_t module_id, NR_SIB19_r17_t *sib19_r17)
+void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(module_id_t module_id, const position_t *pos, NR_SIB19_r17_t *sib19_r17)
 {
   NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac = get_mac_inst(module_id);
   int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(&mac->if_mutex);
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(module_id_t module_id, NR_SIB19_r17_t *sib1
     if (position_velocity
         && (position_velocity->positionX_r17 != 0 || position_velocity->positionY_r17 != 0
             || position_velocity->positionZ_r17 != 0)) {
-      mac->ntn_ta.N_UE_TA_adj = calculate_ue_sat_ta(get_position_coordinates(module_id), position_velocity);
+      mac->ntn_ta.N_UE_TA_adj = calculate_ue_sat_ta(pos, position_velocity);
     }
   }
   // if cellSpecificKoffset_r17 is present
@@ -2647,4 +2647,4 @@ void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_cg(module_id_t module_id,
     ue_init_config_request(mac, mac->current_DL_BWP->scs);
   ret = pthread_mutex_unlock(&mac->if_mutex);
   AssertFatal(!ret, "mutex failed %d\n", ret);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
index 094d1e5965..d4e3dbe493 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib1(module_id_t module_id,
                                 NR_SI_SchedulingInfo_v1700_t *si_SchedulingInfo_v1700,
                                 NR_ServingCellConfigCommonSIB_t *scc);
 
-void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(module_id_t module_id,
-                                     NR_SIB19_r17_t *sib19_r17);
+struct position; /* forward declaration */
+void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(module_id_t module_id, const struct position *pos, NR_SIB19_r17_t *sib19_r17);
 
 void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_reset(module_id_t module_id, NR_UE_MAC_reset_cause_t cause);
 
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 70708625f7..44534a5cb0 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
 #include "common/utils/LOG/log.h"
 #include "common/utils/LOG/vcd_signal_dumper.h"
+#include "executables/position_interface.h"
 
 #ifndef CELLULAR
   #include "RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h"
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ static void nr_decode_SI(NR_UE_RRC_SI_INFO *SI_info, NR_SystemInformation_t *si,
         SI_info->SInfo_r17.sib19_validity = true;
         if (g_log->log_component[NR_RRC].level >= OAILOG_DEBUG)
           xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_NR_SIB19_r17, (const void *)typeandinfo->choice.sib19_v1700);
-        nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(ue_id, typeandinfo->choice.sib19_v1700);
+        position_t *p = get_position_coordinates(0);
+        nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(ue_id, p, typeandinfo->choice.sib19_v1700);
         nr_timer_start(&SI_info->SInfo_r17.sib19_timer);
         break;
       default: