diff --git a/puny.c b/puny.c
index aa6c56a..b28065c 100644
--- a/puny.c
+++ b/puny.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #define IBIAS	72
 #define IN	128
 
-/* to make the linker happy */
-struct conf conf;
-
 static int
 adapt(int delta, int numpoints, int firsttime)
 {
diff --git a/regress/puny-test.c b/regress/puny-test.c
index d3c0771..68d06ef 100644
--- a/regress/puny-test.c
+++ b/regress/puny-test.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 #include "../gmid.h"
 
+/* to make the linker happy */
+struct conf conf;
+
 struct suite {
 	const char	*src;
 	const char	*res;