diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/common.h b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/common.h
index 814d6cc0fc93..c73df382b4cc 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/common.h
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/common.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 #include <sys/event.h>
 
 extern char *cur_test_id;
-int vnode_fd;
+extern int vnode_fd;
+extern int kqfd;
 
 extern char * kevent_to_str(struct kevent *);
 struct kevent * kevent_get(int);
diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/proc.c b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/proc.c
index 32735454b8b2..6e87353320f5 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/proc.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/proc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 static int sigusr1_caught = 0;
 
-int kqfd;
 
 static void
 sig_handler(int signum)
diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/read.c b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/read.c
index 28371444383f..9fd09ba8e182 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/read.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/read.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-int kqfd;
 int sockfd[2];
 
 static void
diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/signal.c b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/signal.c
index df620f14b841..de342d69e2db 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/signal.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/signal.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-int kqfd;
 
 void
 test_kevent_signal_add(void)
diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/timer.c b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/timer.c
index d1d92691c177..83346458ab8a 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/timer.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/timer.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #define	MS_TO_US(t)  ((t) * THOUSAND)	/* Convert milliseconds to microseconds. */
 #define	US_TO_NS(t)  ((t) * THOUSAND)	/* Convert microseconds to nanoseconds. */
 
-int kqfd;
 
 /* Get the current time with microsecond precision. Used for
  * sub-second timing to make some timer tests run faster.
diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/user.c b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/user.c
index 51ccac672ae6..0f7791c9567b 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/user.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/user.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-int kqfd;
 
 static void
 add_and_delete(void)
diff --git a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/vnode.c b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/vnode.c
index 418cd2e3d64b..d9e043e15a98 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/vnode.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kqueue/libkqueue/vnode.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-int kqfd;
 int vnode_fd;
 
 void