diff --git a/sapi/embed/php_embed.c b/sapi/embed/php_embed.c
index e0df6661083..8bfaf9f52d9 100644
--- a/sapi/embed/php_embed.c
+++ b/sapi/embed/php_embed.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int php_embed_startup(sapi_module_struct *sapi_module)
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-extern EMBED_SAPI_API sapi_module_struct php_embed_module = {
+EMBED_SAPI_API sapi_module_struct php_embed_module = {
 	"embed",                       /* name */
 	"PHP Embedded Library",        /* pretty name */