diff --git a/hw/fw_cfg.c b/hw/fw_cfg.c
index 0012d1010b..4e686702a3 100644
--- a/hw/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/hw/fw_cfg.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ void *fw_cfg_init(uint32_t ctl_port, uint32_t data_port,
 {
     FWCfgState *s;
     int io_ctl_memory, io_data_memory;
-    extern int nographic;
 
     s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(FWCfgState));
     if (!s)
diff --git a/hw/sun4m.c b/hw/sun4m.c
index 697c76dcd4..079439a46f 100644
--- a/hw/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sun4m.c
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ static int nvram_boot_set(void *opaque, const char *boot_device)
     return 0;
 }
 
-extern int nographic;
-
 static void nvram_init(m48t59_t *nvram, uint8_t *macaddr, const char *cmdline,
                        const char *boot_devices, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
                        uint32_t kernel_size,
diff --git a/hw/sun4u.c b/hw/sun4u.c
index 432e5d8b09..87669ea094 100644
--- a/hw/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sun4u.c
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ static int nvram_boot_set(void *opaque, const char *boot_device)
     return 0;
 }
 
-extern int nographic;
-
 static int sun4u_NVRAM_set_params (m48t59_t *nvram, uint16_t NVRAM_size,
                                    const char *arch,
                                    ram_addr_t RAM_size,
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 931ac3a91b..143fe9b9d9 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern int vmsvga_enabled;
 extern int graphic_width;
 extern int graphic_height;
 extern int graphic_depth;
+extern int nographic;
 extern const char *keyboard_layout;
 extern int win2k_install_hack;
 extern int alt_grab;