diff --git a/config/internal/bundle/config-internal.h b/config/internal/bundle/config-internal.h
index d14707d..88abc63 100644
--- a/config/internal/bundle/config-internal.h
+++ b/config/internal/bundle/config-internal.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #define WEPOLL_INTERNAL static
-#define WEPOLL_INTERNAL_VAR static
+#define WEPOLL_INTERNAL_EXTERN static
diff --git a/config/internal/default/config-internal.h b/config/internal/default/config-internal.h
index 8d58100..e8adda2 100644
--- a/config/internal/default/config-internal.h
+++ b/config/internal/default/config-internal.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #define WEPOLL_INTERNAL
-#define WEPOLL_INTERNAL_VAR extern
+#define WEPOLL_INTERNAL_EXTERN extern
diff --git a/src/nt.h b/src/nt.h
index 8c31882..4e66548 100644
--- a/src/nt.h
+++ b/src/nt.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ typedef struct _OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES {
   X(ULONG, WINAPI, RtlNtStatusToDosError, (NTSTATUS Status))
 
 #define X(return_type, attributes, name, parameters) \
-  WEPOLL_INTERNAL_VAR return_type(attributes* name) parameters;
+  WEPOLL_INTERNAL_EXTERN return_type(attributes* name) parameters;
 NT_NTDLL_IMPORT_LIST(X)
 #undef X