diff --git a/loader/ldt_keeper.h b/loader/ldt_keeper.h
index 9fff8de0c1..cdcccc8055 100644
--- a/loader/ldt_keeper.h
+++ b/loader/ldt_keeper.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef MPLAYER_LDT_KEEPER_H
 #define MPLAYER_LDT_KEEPER_H
 
+extern void *fs_seg;
+
 typedef struct {
   void* fs_seg;
   char* prev_struct;
diff --git a/loader/win32.c b/loader/win32.c
index c8242563b1..cd2063dd9c 100644
--- a/loader/win32.c
+++ b/loader/win32.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ for DLL to know too much about its environment.
 #include "loader.h"
 #include "com.h"
 #include "ext.h"
+#include "ldt_keeper.h"
 #include "path.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -1511,8 +1512,6 @@ static int WINAPI expGetCurrentProcess(void)
 // this version is required for Quicktime codecs (.qtx/.qts) to work.
 // (they assume some pointers at FS: segment)
 
-extern void* fs_seg;
-
 //static int tls_count;
 static int tls_use_map[64];
 static int WINAPI expTlsAlloc(void)