diff --git a/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc b/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
index ff1497a5c6d..33b26f7e842 100644
--- a/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ inline bool lastIsSlash(const std::string& path) {
 namespace llvm {
 using namespace sys;
 
-extern const char sys::PathSeparator = ':';
+const char sys::PathSeparator = ':';
 
 Path::Path(const std::string& p)
   : path(p) {}