--- a/include/ipmitool/ipmi_hpmfwupg.h
+++ b/include/ipmitool/ipmi_hpmfwupg.h
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 	char descString[HPMFWUPG_DESC_STRING_LENGTH + 1];
 }VERSIONINFO, *PVERSIONINFO;
 
-VERSIONINFO gVersionInfo[HPMFWUPG_COMPONENT_ID_MAX];
+extern VERSIONINFO gVersionInfo[HPMFWUPG_COMPONENT_ID_MAX];
 
 #define TARGET_VER (0x01)
 #define ROLLBACK_VER (0x02)
--- a/lib/ipmi_hpmfwupg.c
+++ b/lib/ipmi_hpmfwupg.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 ipmi_intf_get_max_request_data_size(struct ipmi_intf * intf);
 
 extern int verbose;
+VERSIONINFO gVersionInfo[HPMFWUPG_COMPONENT_ID_MAX];
 
 int HpmfwupgUpgrade(struct ipmi_intf *intf, char *imageFilename,
 		int activate, int, int);