diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/elfhints.c b/sbin/ldconfig/elfhints.c
index 8dd13541e34b..cda226976942 100644
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/elfhints.c
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/elfhints.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static void	write_elf_hints(const char *);
 
 static const char	*dirs[MAXDIRS];
 static int		 ndirs;
+int			 insecure;
 
 static void
 add_dir(const char *hintsfile, const char *name, int trusted)
diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.h b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.h
index 71172aa145a5..2a1e4265ef9a 100644
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.h
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 
-int	insecure;	/* -i flag, needed here for elfhints.c */
+extern int	insecure;	/* -i flag, needed here for elfhints.c */
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 void	list_elf_hints __P((const char *));