diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index cd1c26516b..71bfe17f38 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ unsigned long reserved_va;
 
 static const char *interp_prefix = CONFIG_QEMU_INTERP_PREFIX;
 const char *qemu_uname_release;
-extern char **environ;
 enum BSDType bsd_type;
 
 /*
diff --git a/bsd-user/qemu.h b/bsd-user/qemu.h
index 7ccc8ad397..5a82722281 100644
--- a/bsd-user/qemu.h
+++ b/bsd-user/qemu.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "exec/user/abitypes.h"
 
+extern char **environ;
+
 enum BSDType {
     target_freebsd,
     target_netbsd,