diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6ced8fc..63718f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN)@CHANNELGEN@ -o $(top_builddir) generate-cpp
 
 providers_LTLIBRARIES += libipmi20.la
-libipmi20_la_LIBADD = user_channel/libuserlayer.la
 libipmi20_la_SOURCES = \
 	net.cpp \
 	app/channel.cpp \
@@ -88,8 +87,6 @@
 	ipmi_fru_info_area.cpp \
 	read_fru_data.cpp \
 	sensordatahandler.cpp \
-	user_channel/usercommands.cpp \
-	user_channel/channelcommands.cpp \
 	$(libipmi20_BUILT_LIST)
 
 @CODE_COVERAGE_RULES@
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@
 	$(libmapper_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBS) \
 	-lstdc++fs \
 	-version-info 0:0:0 -shared
 libipmi20_la_CXXFLAGS = \
@@ -115,6 +111,19 @@
 	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS) \
 	-flto
 
+providers_LTLIBRARIES += libusercmds.la
+libusercmds_la_LIBADD = user_channel/libuserlayer.la
+libusercmds_la_SOURCES = \
+	user_channel/usercommands.cpp \
+	user_channel/channelcommands.cpp
+libusercmds_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBS) \
+	-version-info 0:0:0 -shared
+libusercmds_la_CXXFLAGS = \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS) \
+	-flto
+
 providers_LTLIBRARIES += libsysintfcmds.la
 libsysintfcmds_la_SOURCES = \
 	systemintfcmds.cpp \
diff --git a/apphandler.cpp b/apphandler.cpp
index bed16ca..f99cbe8 100644
--- a/apphandler.cpp
+++ b/apphandler.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #include "sys_info_param.hpp"
 #include "transporthandler.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
-#include "user_channel/channelcommands.hpp"
-#include "user_channel/usercommands.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
@@ -1152,7 +1150,5 @@
     // <Get System Info Command>
     ipmi_register_callback(NETFUN_APP, IPMI_CMD_GET_SYSTEM_INFO, NULL,
                            ipmi_app_get_system_info, PRIVILEGE_USER);
-    ipmi::registerUserIpmiFunctions();
-    ipmi::registerChannelFunctions();
     return;
 }
diff --git a/ipmid.cpp b/ipmid.cpp
index 11d6796..19b88b0 100644
--- a/ipmid.cpp
+++ b/ipmid.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <mapper.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <systemd/sd-bus.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/systemintfcmds.cpp b/systemintfcmds.cpp
index e0ff156..06a46d0 100644
--- a/systemintfcmds.cpp
+++ b/systemintfcmds.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "host-interface.hpp"
 
 #include <host-ipmid/ipmid-api.h>
-#include <mapper.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <host-ipmid/ipmid-host-cmd.hpp>
diff --git a/user_channel/channelcommands.cpp b/user_channel/channelcommands.cpp
index cf2c998..a0caeb6 100644
--- a/user_channel/channelcommands.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/channelcommands.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
     return IPMI_CC_OK;
 }
 
+void registerChannelFunctions() __attribute__((constructor));
 void registerChannelFunctions()
 {
     ipmiChannelInit();
diff --git a/user_channel/usercommands.cpp b/user_channel/usercommands.cpp
index 3bed8c5..d901e2c 100644
--- a/user_channel/usercommands.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/usercommands.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@
     return IPMI_CC_INVALID_FIELD_REQUEST;
 }
 
+void registerUserIpmiFunctions() __attribute__((constructor));
 void registerUserIpmiFunctions()
 {
     ipmiUserInit();