diff --git a/src/Fl_Font.H b/src/Fl_Font.H
index 343918a96..dd6c6fb44 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Font.H
+++ b/src/Fl_Font.H
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
 #endif // FL_DOXYGEN
 };
 
-extern FL_EXPORT Fl_Font_Descriptor *fl_fontsize; // the currently selected one
+//extern FL_EXPORT Fl_Font_Descriptor *fl_fontsize; // the currently selected one
 
 struct Fl_Fontdesc {
   const char *name;