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 */