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 *);