diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index 33fbe299..d2eb170e 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ conky::simple_config_setting<bool> out_to_stdout("out_to_console",
                                                  true,
 #endif
                                                  false);
-static conky::simple_config_setting<bool> out_to_stderr("out_to_stderr", false,
-                                                        false);
+conky::simple_config_setting<bool> out_to_stderr("out_to_stderr", false, false);
 
 int top_cpu, top_mem, top_time;
 #ifdef BUILD_IOSTATS
diff --git a/src/conky.h b/src/conky.h
index b91f0f49..65002783 100644
--- a/src/conky.h
+++ b/src/conky.h
@@ -380,4 +380,7 @@ extern char **argv_copy;
 extern const char *getopt_string;
 extern const struct option longopts[];
 
+extern conky::simple_config_setting<bool> out_to_stdout;
+extern conky::simple_config_setting<bool> out_to_stderr;
+
 #endif /* _conky_h_ */