diff --git a/contrib/less/main.c b/contrib/less/main.c
index 6f136d75968c..b1274a2ff429 100644
--- a/contrib/less/main.c
+++ b/contrib/less/main.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 {
 	IFILE ifile;
 	char *s;
-	extern char *__progname;
 
 #ifdef __EMX__
 	_response(&argc, &argv);