diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux.c
index 0c725ad5dc9..f88ca47cef4 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <compat/linux/linux_common.h>
 #include <compat/linux/linux_util.h>
 
+struct futex_list futex_list;
+
 CTASSERT(LINUX_IFNAMSIZ == IFNAMSIZ);
 
 static int bsd_to_linux_sigtbl[LINUX_SIGTBLSZ] = {
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux.h b/sys/compat/linux/linux.h
index d63bf376ff0..2be398ba5b0 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux.h
@@ -140,4 +140,6 @@ void bsd_to_linux_sigset(sigset_t *, l_sigset_t *);
 int linux_to_bsd_signal(int sig);
 int bsd_to_linux_signal(int sig);
 
+extern LIST_HEAD(futex_list, futex) futex_list;
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_MI_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.c
index 7c15af2d89c..831e990cc7e 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.c
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ struct futex {
 	TAILQ_HEAD(lf_waiting_proc, waiting_proc) f_waiting_proc;
 };
 
-struct futex_list futex_list;
-
 #define FUTEX_LOCK(f)		mtx_lock(&(f)->f_lck)
 #define FUTEX_LOCKED(f)		mtx_owned(&(f)->f_lck)
 #define FUTEX_UNLOCK(f)		mtx_unlock(&(f)->f_lck)
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.h b/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.h
index 4171dd70504..6dd1075bd36 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_futex.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_FUTEX_H
 #define _LINUX_FUTEX_H
 
-extern LIST_HEAD(futex_list, futex) futex_list;
 extern struct mtx futex_mtx;
 
 #define LINUX_FUTEX_WAIT		 0