diff --git a/utils/netlist.c b/utils/netlist.c
index 3a903dcf..af01e081 100644
--- a/utils/netlist.c
+++ b/utils/netlist.c
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ NLNetName(net)
     static char tempId[100];
 #if defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
  int etext;    
+#elif defined(linux) && defined(__clang__)
+    extern char etext;
 #elif defined(linux) || defined(CYGWIN)
     extern int etext asm("etext");
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)