diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a7110aeea..b6064cab9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ bool ft_intrpt = FALSE;     /* Set by the (void) signal handlers. TRUE = we've b
 bool ft_setflag = FALSE;    /* TRUE = Don't abort simulation after an interrupt. */
 char *ft_rawfile = "rawspice.raw";
 
+#ifdef XSPICE
+bool wantevtdata = FALSE;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAS_WINGUI
 extern void winmessage(char *new_msg); /* display a message box (defined in winmain.c)*/
 extern void SetSource(char *Name);    /* display the source file name in the source window */
diff --git a/src/sharedspice.c b/src/sharedspice.c
index 0e76abb3e..28ec986a8 100644
--- a/src/sharedspice.c
+++ b/src/sharedspice.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ extern void create_circbyline(char *line);
 #ifdef XSPICE
 extern struct evt_shared_data *EVTshareddata(char *node_name);
 extern char** EVTallnodes(void);
+extern bool wantevtdata;
 #endif
 
 
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ static bool immediate = FALSE;
 static bool coquit = FALSE;
 static jmp_buf errbufm, errbufc;
 static int intermj = 1;
-bool wantevtdata = FALSE;
 static SendInitEvtData* sendinitevt;
 static SendEvtData* sendevt;
 static void* euserptr;