diff --git a/parser-mpcmd.h b/parser-mpcmd.h
index 1e7b45e8db..e86c363042 100644
--- a/parser-mpcmd.h
+++ b/parser-mpcmd.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef MPLAYER_PARSER_MPCMD_H
 #define MPLAYER_PARSER_MPCMD_H
 
-extern play_tree_t* m_config_parse_mp_command_line(m_config_t *config, int argc, char **argv);
+play_tree_t* m_config_parse_mp_command_line(m_config_t *config, int argc, char **argv);
 
 #endif /* MPLAYER_PARSER_MPCMD_H */