diff --git a/pax/src/extern.h b/pax/src/extern.h
index 361fa81..f067ae2 100644
--- a/pax/src/extern.h
+++ b/pax/src/extern.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void options(int, char **);
 OPLIST * opt_next(void);
 int opt_add(const char *);
 int bad_opt(void);
-char *chdname;
+extern char *chdname;
 
 /*
  * pat_rep.c
diff --git a/pax/src/pax.c b/pax/src/pax.c
index 20817d1..d6fef54 100644
--- a/pax/src/pax.c
+++ b/pax/src/pax.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static int gen_init (void);
 /*
  * Variables that can be accessed by any routine within pax
  */
+char *chdname;
 int act = DEFOP;		/* read/write/append/copy */
 FSUB *frmt = NULL;		/* archive format type */
 int cflag;			/* match all EXCEPT pattern/file */