diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_resource.h b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_resource.h
index b24fca004ca..78a1d79261e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_resource.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_resource.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ nvc0_miptree_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                     const struct pipe_resource *tmp,
                     const uint64_t *modifiers, unsigned int count);
 
-const struct u_resource_vtbl nvc0_miptree_vtbl;
+extern const struct u_resource_vtbl nvc0_miptree_vtbl;
 
 struct pipe_surface *
 nvc0_miptree_surface_new(struct pipe_context *,