diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbLog.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbLog.cc
index 814178e7a..2593e8c61 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbLog.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbLog.cc
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ gsi::Enum<db::Severity> decl_Severity ("db", "Severity",
   "This enum was introduced in version 0.28.13.\n"
 );
 
+const gsi::Enum<db::Severity> &get_decl_Severity ()
+{
+  return decl_Severity;
+}
+
 gsi::ClassExt<db::LogEntryData> inject_SeverityEnum_into_LogEntryData (decl_Severity.defs ());
 
 }
diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlistCompare.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlistCompare.cc
index f138cdfb8..23cd7de6e 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlistCompare.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlistCompare.cc
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ Class<db::NetlistComparer> decl_dbNetlistComparer ("db", "NetlistComparer",
   "This class has been introduced in version 0.26."
 );
 
-extern gsi::Enum<db::Severity> decl_Severity;
-gsi::ClassExt<GenericNetlistCompareLogger> inject_SeverityEnum_into_GenericNetlistCompareLogger (decl_Severity.defs ());
+const gsi::Enum<db::Severity> &get_decl_Severity ();
+gsi::ClassExt<GenericNetlistCompareLogger> inject_SeverityEnum_into_GenericNetlistCompareLogger (get_decl_Severity ().defs ());
 
 }