diff --git a/e_os2.h b/e_os2.h
index 0abc9aedf924942a4e9ea4cc23c248a7b739d56a..5ebd7481ee7260123cb57c64cb3084ccf55aff7c 100644
--- a/e_os2.h
+++ b/e_os2.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ extern "C" {
 	#define foobar OPENSSL_GLOBAL_REF(foobar)
 */
 #ifdef OPENSSL_EXPORT_VAR_AS_FUNCTION
-# define OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(type,name) extern static type _hide_##name; \
+# define OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(type,name) static type _hide_##name; \
         type *_shadow_##name(void) { return &_hide_##name; } \
         static type _hide_##name
 # define OPENSSL_DECLARE_GLOBAL(type,name) type *_shadow_##name(void)