diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
index f4de367e3a..30a900f25a 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ void gfxSetFramebufferInfo(gfxScreen_t screen, u8 id);
 static void frontend_ctr_init(void* data)
 {
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
+   extern audio_driver_t audio_null;
+
    (void)data;
 
    verbosity_enable();
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 8129564bcd..d5b6fabc9f 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
       | DRIVER_LED_MASK \
       | DRIVER_MIDI_MASK )
 
-static audio_driver_t audio_null = {
+audio_driver_t audio_null = {
    NULL, /* init */
    NULL, /* write */
    NULL, /* stop */