diff --git a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc.c b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc.c
index 14445568eb8..05c3476def6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 #include <dev/lnc/if_lncvar.h>
 #include <dev/lnc/if_lncreg.h>
 
+devclass_t lnc_devclass;
+
 static char const * const nic_ident[] = {
 	"Unknown",
 	"BICC",
diff --git a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_isa.c b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_isa.c
index ba84f3a7872..29dc39a8cab 100644
--- a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_isa.c
+++ b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_isa.c
@@ -310,6 +310,4 @@ static driver_t lnc_isa_driver = {
 	sizeof(struct lnc_softc),
 };
 
-static devclass_t lnc_devclass;
-
 DRIVER_MODULE(lnc_isa, isa, lnc_isa_driver, lnc_devclass, 0, 0);
diff --git a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c
index 1e0d9403f2b..e5a84e7b150 100644
--- a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lnc_pci.c
@@ -217,6 +217,4 @@ static driver_t lnc_pci_driver = {
 	sizeof(struct lnc_softc),
 };
 
-static devclass_t lnc_devclass;
-
 DRIVER_MODULE(lnc_pci, pci, lnc_pci_driver, lnc_devclass, 0, 0);
diff --git a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lncvar.h b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lncvar.h
index 8c5035362ce..7c4ed70792b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/lnc/if_lncvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/lnc/if_lncvar.h
@@ -253,4 +253,7 @@ struct host_ring_entry {
 /* Functional declarations */
 extern int lnc_attach_common __P((device_t));
 extern void lnc_stop __P((struct lnc_softc *));
+
+/* Variable declarations */
 extern driver_intr_t lncintr; 
+extern devclass_t lnc_devclass;