diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/sgs/tools/common/sgsmsg.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/sgs/tools/common/sgsmsg.c
index 9b2e37b507d6..943216161da7 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/sgs/tools/common/sgsmsg.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/sgs/tools/common/sgsmsg.c
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ typedef struct msg_string {
 static msg_string	*msg_head;
 static msg_string	*msg_tail;
 
+int	aok;
+
 /*
  * message_append() is responsible for both inserting strings into
  * the master Str_tbl as well as maintaining a list of the