diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c
index 9ebcf1be87a..e15b2a4444e 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_mib.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ linux_set_oss_version(p, oss_version)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 
-static u_char linux_debug_map[howmany(LINUX_SYS_MAXSYSCALL, sizeof(u_char))];
+u_char linux_debug_map[howmany(LINUX_SYS_MAXSYSCALL, sizeof(u_char))];
 
 static int
 linux_debug(int syscall, int toggle, int global)