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

index 00f9978..827508e 100644

--- a/ppa.c

+++ b/ppa.c

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@

 #include "debug.h"

 #include "lang.h"

+char syslog_message[128];

 /*

   VLink packet structure:

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

index a0fcb21..29de142 100644

--- a/ppa_syslog.h

+++ b/ppa_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 *);