diff --git a/qubes-rpc/qfile-agent.c b/qubes-rpc/qfile-agent.c
index f4c3586..2eb8205 100644
--- a/qubes-rpc/qfile-agent.c
+++ b/qubes-rpc/qfile-agent.c
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-
 #include "qfile-utils.h"
 
-ignore_symlinks = 0;
-
 char *get_abs_path(char *cwd, char *pathname)
 {
 	char *ret;
diff --git a/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.c b/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.c
index 6c1a895..6e62882 100644
--- a/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.c
+++ b/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 #include <qfile-utils.h>
 
-ignore_symlinks = 0;
+unsigned long crc32_sum;
+int ignore_symlinks = 0;
 
 void notify_progress(int size, int flag)
 {
diff --git a/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.h b/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.h
index 3bb5b18..389c74a 100644
--- a/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.h
+++ b/qubes-rpc/qfile-utils.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ enum {
 	PROGRESS_FLAG_DONE
 };
 
-unsigned long crc32_sum;
-int ignore_symlinks;
+extern unsigned long crc32_sum;
+extern int ignore_symlinks;
 
 void notify_progress(int size, int flag);
 void do_notify_progress(long long total, int flag);