diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 8f7e19c..ce1a47d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "storage.h"
 #include "file_storage.h"
 
+fp_storage store;
+
 extern DBusGConnection *fprintd_dbus_conn;
 static gboolean no_timeout = FALSE;
 static gboolean g_fatal_warnings = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/storage.h b/src/storage.h
index d908c59..28ed2b6 100644
--- a/src/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage.h
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ struct storage {
 typedef struct storage fp_storage;
 
 /* The currently setup store */
-fp_storage store;
+extern fp_storage store;