--- a/src/sniffd/capture_engine.c
+++ b/src/sniffd/capture_engine.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 FILE * capture_stream;
 FILE * error_stream;
 
-char atime[TIME_TARGET_MAX];
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
--- a/src/libcommon/logger.h
+++ b/src/libcommon/logger.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #ifndef __logger_h__
 #define __logger_h__
 
+extern char atime[TIME_TARGET_MAX];
+
 int init_log(int, char*);
 int write_log(int, char*);
 void flush_log(int);