diff --git a/src/util-mpm.c b/src/util-mpm.c
index f1b0b57329..f7d0b1f46c 100644
--- a/src/util-mpm.c
+++ b/src/util-mpm.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #include "hs.h"
 #endif
 
+MpmTableElmt mpm_table[MPM_TABLE_SIZE];
+int mpm_default_matcher;
+
 /**
  * \brief Register a new Mpm Context.
  *
diff --git a/src/util-mpm.h b/src/util-mpm.h
index a47a9cf2e1..8f52fa68fc 100644
--- a/src/util-mpm.h
+++ b/src/util-mpm.h
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ typedef struct MpmTableElmt_ {
     uint8_t flags;
 } MpmTableElmt;
 
-MpmTableElmt mpm_table[MPM_TABLE_SIZE];
-int mpm_default_matcher;
+extern MpmTableElmt mpm_table[MPM_TABLE_SIZE];
+extern int mpm_default_matcher;
 
 struct DetectEngineCtx_;