diff --git a/source/src/client.cpp b/source/src/client.cpp
index 962b4ba8..bfbc0dbd 100644
--- a/source/src/client.cpp
+++ b/source/src/client.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ void sendintro()
     putint(p, getbuildtype());
     sendstring(player1->name, p);
     sendstring(genpwdhash(player1->name, clientpassword, sessionid), p);
-    extern const char *lang;
     sendstring(!lang || strlen(lang) != 2 ? "" : lang, p);
     putint(p, connectrole);
     clientpassword[0] = '\0';
diff --git a/source/src/i18n.h b/source/src/i18n.h
index 79ae6aa4..585ac123 100644
--- a/source/src/i18n.h
+++ b/source/src/i18n.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ struct i18nmanager
     
 };
 
+extern char *lang;
+
 enum { CF_NONE = 0, CF_OK, CF_FAIL, CF_SIZE };
 
 #define FONTSTART 33
diff --git a/source/src/main.cpp b/source/src/main.cpp
index 10a0b773..c78b1b2f 100644
--- a/source/src/main.cpp
+++ b/source/src/main.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ void writeinitcfg()
     extern int audio, soundchannels;
     f->printf("audio %d\n", audio > 0 ? 1 : 0);
     f->printf("soundchannels %d\n", soundchannels);
-    extern const char *lang;
     f->printf("lang %s\n", lang);
     delete f;
 }
diff --git a/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp b/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp
index e1adc1b3..1789e72d 100644
--- a/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp
+++ b/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ void pingservers(bool issearch, serverinfo *onlyconnected)
         if(si->getinfo == EXTPING_SERVERINFO)
         {
             putint(p, EXTPING_SERVERINFO);
-            extern const char *lang;
             const char *silang;
             if(strlen(lang) != 2) silang = "en";
             else silang = lang;