diff --git a/syslog.c b/syslog.c

index e70f12c..af067e2 100644

--- a/syslog.c

+++ b/syslog.c

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@

 #include "global.h"

+char syslog_message[128];

 /*

   For some reason, BeOS doesn't seem to implement syslog(), even though it is

diff --git a/syslog.h b/syslog.h

index 7d0e436..5c1accd 100644

--- a/syslog.h

+++ b/syslog.h

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@

 #include <syslog.h>

 #endif

-char syslog_message[128];

+extern char syslog_message[128];

 extern size_t message_size ;

 void wrap_syslog( int, char *, char *);