diff --git a/gatchat/gatppp.c b/gatchat/gatppp.c
index 461b54d9..dfdaf40c 100644
--- a/gatchat/gatppp.c
+++ b/gatchat/gatppp.c
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ const char *g_at_ppp_get_password(GAtPPP *ppp)
 	return ppp->password;
 }
 
-GAtHDLC *g_at_ppp_get_hdlc(GAtPPP *ppp)
+void g_at_ppp_set_recording(GAtPPP *ppp, const char *filename)
 {
 	if (ppp == NULL)
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 
-	return ppp->hdlc;
+	g_at_hdlc_set_recording(ppp->hdlc, filename);
 }
 
 void g_at_ppp_set_connect_function(GAtPPP *ppp, GAtPPPConnectFunc func,
diff --git a/gatchat/gatppp.h b/gatchat/gatppp.h
index dbb80ad8..a9252378 100644
--- a/gatchat/gatppp.h
+++ b/gatchat/gatppp.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gboolean g_at_ppp_set_credentials(GAtPPP *ppp, const char *username,
 const char *g_at_ppp_get_username(GAtPPP *ppp);
 const char *g_at_ppp_get_password(GAtPPP *ppp);
 
-GAtHDLC *g_at_ppp_get_hdlc(GAtPPP *ppp);
+void g_at_ppp_set_recording(GAtPPP *ppp, const char *filename);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/gatchat/gsmdial.c b/gatchat/gsmdial.c
index 63c46f82..2f342f67 100644
--- a/gatchat/gsmdial.c
+++ b/gatchat/gsmdial.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static void connect_cb(gboolean ok, GAtResult *result, gpointer user_data)
 	g_at_ppp_set_debug(ppp, gsmdial_debug, "PPP");
 
 	if (option_pppdump)
-		g_at_hdlc_set_recording(g_at_ppp_get_hdlc(ppp), option_pppdump);
+		g_at_ppp_set_recording(ppp, option_pppdump);
 
 	g_at_ppp_set_credentials(ppp, option_username, option_password);