diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8.cpp b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8.cpp
index e78d65ca3..8123e6f28 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8.cpp
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static XTL::X_D3DIndexBuffer       *g_pIndexBuffer  = NULL; // current active in
 static DWORD                        g_dwBaseVertexIndex = 0;// current active index buffer base index
 
 // current active vertex stream
-static XTL::X_D3DVertexBuffer      *g_pVertexBuffer = NULL; // current active vertex buffer
+extern XTL::X_D3DVertexBuffer      *g_pVertexBuffer = NULL; // current active vertex buffer
 static XTL::IDirect3DVertexBuffer8 *g_pDummyBuffer = NULL;  // Dummy buffer, used to set unused stream sources with
 static DWORD						g_dwLastSetStream = 0;	// The last stream set by D3DDevice::SetStreamSource
 
diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp
index 531f272f4..53bfe64b8 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ XTL::X_D3DPRIMITIVETYPE      XTL::g_IVBPrimitiveType = XTL::X_D3DPT_INVALID;
 UINT                         XTL::g_IVBTblOffs = 0;
 struct XTL::_D3DIVB         *XTL::g_IVBTable = 0;
 extern DWORD                 XTL::g_IVBFVF = 0;
-extern XTL::X_D3DVertexBuffer      *g_pVertexBuffer = NULL;
 
 extern DWORD				XTL::g_dwPrimPerFrame = 0;
 static unsigned int crctab[256];
diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXTL.h b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXTL.h
index eca0f35fd..e2857c8bf 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXTL.h
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXTL.h
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ extern DWORD                    g_CurrentVertexShader;
 extern XTL::PIXEL_SHADER *		g_CurrentPixelShader;
 extern BOOL                     g_bFakePixelShaderLoaded;
 extern BOOL                     g_bIsFauxFullscreen;
+extern XTL::X_D3DVertexBuffer  *g_pVertexBuffer;
 
 #endif