diff --git a/src/sdl/SDL.cpp b/src/sdl/SDL.cpp
index 65967478..dd374147 100644
--- a/src/sdl/SDL.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/SDL.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int sdlSoundToggledOff = 0;
 int	sdl_patch_num	= 0;
 char *	(sdl_patch_names[PATCH_MAX_NUM])	= { NULL }; // and so on
 
-int autoFireMaxCount = 1;
+extern int autoFireMaxCount;
 
 #define REWIND_NUM 8
 #define REWIND_SIZE 400000
diff --git a/src/sdl/inputSDL.cpp b/src/sdl/inputSDL.cpp
index 7457c4b0..bd7e9815 100644
--- a/src/sdl/inputSDL.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/inputSDL.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static EPad sdlDefaultJoypad = PAD_MAIN;
 static int autoFire = 0;
 static bool autoFireToggle = false;
 static int autoFireCountdown = 0;
-extern int autoFireMaxCount;
+int autoFireMaxCount = 1;
 
 static uint32_t joypad[5][SDLBUTTONS_NUM] = {
   { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },