diff --git a/mysys/my_pthread.c b/mysys/my_pthread.c
index 19766a2d195..fd716448e43 100644
--- a/mysys/my_pthread.c
+++ b/mysys/my_pthread.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #endif
 
 uint thd_lib_detected;
+uint thr_client_alarm;
 
 #ifndef my_pthread_setprio
 void my_pthread_setprio(pthread_t thread_id,int prior)
diff --git a/mysys/thr_alarm.c b/mysys/thr_alarm.c
index 8f342e269de..c8e1e55aac2 100644
--- a/mysys/thr_alarm.c
+++ b/mysys/thr_alarm.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #define ETIME ETIMEDOUT
 #endif
 
-uint thr_client_alarm;
 static int alarm_aborted=1;			/* No alarm thread */
 my_bool thr_alarm_inited= 0;
 volatile my_bool alarm_thread_running= 0;