--- a/fm.h
+++ b/fm.h
@@ -1191,12 +1191,12 @@
 global TextList *mimetypes_list;
 global char *mailcap_files init("0, " USER_MAILCAP ", 0, " SYS_MAILCAP ", 1, " GLOBAL_MAILCAP);
 global char *mimetypes_files init(USER_MIMETYPES ", " SYS_MIMETYPES);
-global TextList mailcap_entries;
+extern TextList mailcap_entries;
 
 global struct mailcap **UserBrowsecap init(NULL);
 global TextList *browsecap_list;
 global char *browsecap_files init(USER_BROWSECAP ", " SYS_BROWSECAP);
-global TextList browsecap_entries;
+extern TextList browsecap_entries;
 
 global TextList *fileToDelete;