diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
index d1d8ba2a4a40..ca78aa368476 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sysfs_utils.h"
 
-struct udev *udev_context;
+extern struct udev *udev_context;
 
 static int32_t read_attr_usbip_status(struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
 {