diff --git a/cfg-common.h b/cfg-common.h
index 8c29fa6ba1..96d20a0e2d 100644
--- a/cfg-common.h
+++ b/cfg-common.h
@@ -587,6 +587,9 @@ const m_option_t audio_filter_conf[]={
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL}
 };
 
+extern int mp_msg_levels[MSGT_MAX];
+extern int mp_msg_level_all;
+
 const m_option_t msgl_config[]={
 	{ "all", &mp_msg_level_all, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, -1, 9, NULL},
 
diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index 97dba778c7..340ad1e6fa 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ double cur_video_time_usage=0;
 double cur_vout_time_usage=0;
 int benchmark=0;
 
-extern int mp_msg_levels[MSGT_MAX];
-extern int mp_msg_level_all;
-
 #ifdef WIN32
 char * proc_priority=NULL;
 #endif
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 9a0c9787d5..ea6edeedaa 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@ int suboverlap_enabled = 1;
 #include "libass/ass_mp.h"
 #endif
 
-extern int mp_msg_levels[MSGT_MAX];
-extern int mp_msg_level_all;
-
 char* current_module=NULL; // for debugging