diff --git a/include/environment.h b/include/environment.h
index 946a393e30ef100347ea8a8164967a9d5bbd77b4..bf9f669127f9727c8ae15a115ab9bdb496c2f4a2 100644
--- a/include/environment.h
+++ b/include/environment.h
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ typedef	struct environment_s {
 	unsigned char	data[ENV_SIZE]; /* Environment data		*/
 } env_t;
 
-/* Function that returns a character from the environment */
-unsigned char (*env_get_char)(int);
+/* Pointer to function that returns a character from the environment */
+extern unsigned char (*env_get_char)(int);
 
 /* Function that returns a pointer to a value from the environment */
 unsigned char *env_get_addr(int);