--- a/src/read_wid.c
+++ b/src/read_wid.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 extern int errno;
 
+wid_info_struct *wid;
+
 /*
 will try and read the wid file and malloc the game struct 
 if wid file is missing it will read the internal one
--- a/src/read_wid.h
+++ b/src/read_wid.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     char *first_struct;
 } wid_info_struct;
 
-wid_info_struct *wid;				/* global wid array */
+extern wid_info_struct *wid;				/* global wid array */