diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/policy.c b/plugins/sudoers/policy.c
index f63e62ed7..845675b03 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/policy.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/policy.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct sudoers_exec_args {
 
 static int sudo_version;
 static const char *interfaces_string;
+sudo_conv_t sudo_conv;
 
 extern __dso_public struct policy_plugin sudoers_policy;
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
index d116db2e2..414d7c77e 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ extern char *errorfile;
 #ifdef HAVE_BSD_AUTH_H
 char *login_style;
 #endif /* HAVE_BSD_AUTH_H */
-sudo_conv_t sudo_conv;
 int sudo_mode;
 
 static char *prev_user;