--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_common.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_common.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 int usbip_use_stderr;
 int usbip_use_debug;
 
-extern struct udev *udev_context;
+struct udev *udev_context;
 
 struct speed_string {
 	int num;
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_common.h
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_common.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 #define ST_NODEV	0x04
 #define ST_ERROR	0x05
 
+extern struct udev *udev_context;
+
 extern int usbip_use_syslog;
 extern int usbip_use_stderr;
 extern int usbip_use_debug ;
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sysfs_utils.h"
 
-struct udev *udev_context;
-
 static int32_t read_attr_usbip_status(struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
 {
 	char status_attr_path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/vhci_driver.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/vhci_driver.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define PROGNAME "libusbip"
 
 struct usbip_vhci_driver *vhci_driver;
-struct udev *udev_context;
 
 static struct usbip_imported_device *
 imported_device_init(struct usbip_imported_device *idev, char *busid)