diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_com.h b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_com.h
index 770faf915594..bfa6a0bca882 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_com.h
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_com.h
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ bool_t __xdrrec_setnonblock(XDR *, int);
 bool_t __xdrrec_getrec(XDR *, enum xprt_stat *, bool_t);
 void __xprt_unregister_unlocked(SVCXPRT *);
 
-SVCXPRT **__svc_xports;
-int __svc_maxrec;
+extern SVCXPRT **__svc_xports;
+extern int __svc_maxrec;
 
 __END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/svc.c b/lib/libc/rpc/svc.c
index fff04c01a72d..8203bd9f12f9 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/svc.c
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/svc.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ static struct svc_callout {
 	void		    (*sc_dispatch)(struct svc_req *, SVCXPRT *);
 } *svc_head;
 
+SVCXPRT **__svc_xports;
+int __svc_maxrec;
+
 static struct svc_callout *svc_find(rpcprog_t, rpcvers_t,
     struct svc_callout **, char *);
 static void __xprt_do_unregister (SVCXPRT *xprt, bool_t dolock);