diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 2f7180f258..2fbcfd76cd 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 #include "menu/menu_input.h"
 #endif
 
+char orig_savestate_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+char orig_savefile_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+
 /* Descriptive names for options without short variant. Please keep the name in
    sync with the option name. Order does not matter. */
 enum {
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index f5437bd47c..7f85993f0c 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ void set_paths_redirect(const char *path);
 
 int rarch_info_get_capabilities(enum rarch_capabilities type, char *s, size_t len);
 
-char orig_savestate_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-char orig_savefile_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+extern char orig_savestate_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+extern char orig_savefile_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }