diff --git a/libsrc/cbm/Makefile b/libsrc/cbm/Makefile
index 31a27ac2d..639d69424 100644
--- a/libsrc/cbm/Makefile
+++ b/libsrc/cbm/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ S_OBJS =	c_acptr.o	\
                 exehdr.o        \
                 filedes.o       \
                 filename.o      \
+                filetype.o      \
                 filevars.o      \
 		gotox.o 	\
 		gotoxy.o 	\
diff --git a/libsrc/cbm/filetype.s b/libsrc/cbm/filetype.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c5b0dd7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/cbm/filetype.s
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+;
+; Ullrich von Bassewitz, 2012-07-15
+;
+; Default file type used when creating new files
+;
+
+        .export         __filetype
+
+
+.data
+
+__filetype:
+        .byte   's'             ; Create sequential files by default
+
+
diff --git a/libsrc/cbm/filevars.s b/libsrc/cbm/filevars.s
index a1d5bd4e2..baaef66a4 100644
--- a/libsrc/cbm/filevars.s
+++ b/libsrc/cbm/filevars.s
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@
 ; Variables used for CBM file I/O
 ;
 
-        .export         __filetype
         .export         __curunit
         .constructor    initcurunit, 30
         .importzp       devnum
 
 
-.data
-
-__filetype:
-        .byte   's'             ; Create sequential files by default
-
-
 .bss
 
 __curunit: