--- a/src/e16menu.h
+++ b/src/e16menu.h
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
 gboolean table_check_func (GtkTreeModel *model, GtkTreePath *path,
                           GtkTreeIter *iter, gpointer user_data);			  
 
-gchar *menu_file[MAX_RECURSION];
+extern gchar *menu_file[MAX_RECURSION];
 
 #endif /* _E16MENU_H */
--- a/src/e16menu.c
+++ b/src/e16menu.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "treeview.h"
 
 extern struct global_variables gv;
+gchar *menu_file[MAX_RECURSION];
 
 GtkTreeModel *load_menus_from_disk (void)
 {