diff --git a/sapi/embed/php_embed.c b/sapi/embed/php_embed.c
index 79e6f801d84..10cf6ed3eee 100644
--- a/sapi/embed/php_embed.c
+++ b/sapi/embed/php_embed.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int php_embed_startup(sapi_module_struct *sapi_module)
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static sapi_module_struct php_embed_module = {
+sapi_module_struct php_embed_module = {
 	"embedded",                    /* name */
 	"PHP Embedded Library",        /* pretty name */
 	
diff --git a/sapi/embed/php_embed.h b/sapi/embed/php_embed.h
index e5b6962d8d7..2a0d88e1e7d 100644
--- a/sapi/embed/php_embed.h
+++ b/sapi/embed/php_embed.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 BEGIN_EXTERN_C() 
 int php_embed_init(int argc, char **argv PTSRMLS_DC);
 void php_embed_shutdown(TSRMLS_D);
+extern sapi_module_struct php_embed_module;
 END_EXTERN_C()