diff --git a/src/nwipe.c b/src/nwipe.c
index aa1070f..4c4f40f 100644
--- a/src/nwipe.c
+++ b/src/nwipe.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 int terminate_signal;
 int user_abort;
+int global_wipe_status;
 
 int main( int argc, char** argv )
 {
diff --git a/src/nwipe.h b/src/nwipe.h
index 8932b72..adb434d 100644
--- a/src/nwipe.h
+++ b/src/nwipe.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void* signal_hand( void* );
 extern int errno;
 
 /* 0=wipe not yet started, 1=wipe has been started by the user */
-int global_wipe_status;
+extern int global_wipe_status;
 
 /* Global array to hold log values to print when logging to STDOUT */
 /* char **log_lines;