diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
index d9175068f..82cc7386e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
@@ -904,18 +904,9 @@ static int     setall(char **argv,register int flag,Dt_t *troot,struct tdata *tp
 
 typedef void (*Libinit_f)(int,void*);
 
-typedef struct Libcomp_s
-{
-	void*		dll;
-	char*		lib;
-	dev_t		dev;
-	ino_t		ino;
-	unsigned int	attr;
-} Libcomp_t;
-
 #define GROWLIB	4
 
-static Libcomp_t	*liblist;
+Libcomp_t	*liblist;
 static int		nlib;
 static int		maxlib;
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
index 0c02da388..269ab363f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ struct Shell_s
 #endif /* _SH_PRIVATE */
 };
 
+/* used for builtins */
+typedef struct Libcomp_s
+{
+	void*		dll;
+	char*		lib;
+	dev_t		dev;
+	ino_t		ino;
+	unsigned int	attr;
+} Libcomp_t;
+extern Libcomp_t *liblist;
+
 /* flags for sh_parse */
 #define SH_NL		1	/* Treat new-lines as ; */
 #define SH_EOF		2	/* EOF causes syntax error */