diff --git a/src/evrouter.c b/src/evrouter.c
index 8c19b3b..9d65488 100644
--- a/src/evrouter.c
+++ b/src/evrouter.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const static char rcsinfo [] = "$Id: evrouter.c 15 2009-03-09 23:09:29Z alexios
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "cmdline.h"
 
-char * progname;
+extern char * progname;
 
 
 #define NEV 64