diff --git a/providerMgr.c b/providerMgr.c
index 53fed57..23deaaf 100644
--- a/providerMgr.c
+++ b/providerMgr.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #endif
 
 sigset_t mask, old_mask;
+const char    *sfcBrokerStart;
 
 static pthread_mutex_t resultsocketMutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
diff --git a/sfcBroker.c b/sfcBroker.c
index 5133cc4..e15a637 100644
--- a/sfcBroker.c
+++ b/sfcBroker.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-const char    *sfcBrokerStart;
 
 int             sfcBrokerPid = 0;
 
