--- a/adslstatus.c
+++ b/adslstatus.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ version 0.13 moved logging to /var/log/kpnadsl4linux (by Sam Besselink <sambesse
 #define FOURGB 4294967296.0
 
 /* global variables */
-time_t    tmNow;
-uid_t     uid;
+extern time_t    tmNow;
+extern uid_t     uid;
 char pppBuf[256];	/* textbuffer containing ppp0 info */
 struct stat st;		/* contains filestatus of STATFILE */
 double    received, sent ;