diff --git a/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.cpp b/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.cpp
index a0880ed..968c8fa 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 #pragma comment(lib, "shlwapi.lib")
 
-extern char** ppUserFilesDir;
-
 namespace Common {
 	char* GetMyDocumentsPath()
 	{
diff --git a/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.h b/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.h
index 577df68..be179cc 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.h
+++ b/SilentPatch/Common_ddraw.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
+extern char** ppUserFilesDir;
+
 namespace Common
 {
 	namespace Patches
@@ -18,4 +20,4 @@ namespace Common
 
 		void DDraw_Common();
 	}
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/SilentPatchIII/SilentPatchIII.cpp b/SilentPatchIII/SilentPatchIII.cpp
index 9fed18f..26fe548 100644
--- a/SilentPatchIII/SilentPatchIII.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatchIII/SilentPatchIII.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ __declspec(naked) void RadarBoundsCheckEntityBlip()
 	}
 }
 
-extern char** ppUserFilesDir = AddressByVersion<char**>(0x580C16, 0x580F66, 0x580E66);
+char** ppUserFilesDir = AddressByVersion<char**>(0x580C16, 0x580F66, 0x580E66);
 
 static LARGE_INTEGER	FrameTime;
 NOBUFFERCHECKS int32_t GetTimeSinceLastFrame()
diff --git a/SilentPatchVC/SilentPatchVC.cpp b/SilentPatchVC/SilentPatchVC.cpp
index 37be2fe..8777977 100644
--- a/SilentPatchVC/SilentPatchVC.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatchVC/SilentPatchVC.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ __declspec(naked) void CreateInstance_BikeFix()
 	}
 }
 
-extern char** ppUserFilesDir = AddressByVersion<char**>(0x6022AA, 0x60228A, 0x601ECA);
+char** ppUserFilesDir = AddressByVersion<char**>(0x6022AA, 0x60228A, 0x601ECA);
 
 static LARGE_INTEGER	FrameTime;
 NOBUFFERCHECKS int32_t GetTimeSinceLastFrame()