diff --git a/ext/ext_skel b/ext/ext_skel
index c0c398d15ec..a1c64640ae6 100755
--- a/ext/ext_skel
+++ b/ext/ext_skel
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ if test "\$PHP_$EXTNAME" != "no"; then
   dnl
   dnl PHP_SUBST(${EXTNAME}_SHARED_LIBADD)
 
-  PHP_NEW_EXTENSION($extname, $extname.c, \$ext_shared)
+  PHP_NEW_EXTENSION($extname, $extname.c, \$ext_shared,, -DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1)
 fi
 eof
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ cat >config.w32 <<eof
 // ARG_ENABLE("$extname", "enable $extname support", "no");
 
 if (PHP_$EXTNAME != "no") {
-	EXTENSION("$extname", "$extname.c");
+	EXTENSION("$extname", "$extname.c", PHP_EXTNAME_SHARED, "/DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1");
 }
 
 eof
diff --git a/ext/skeleton/php_skeleton.h b/ext/skeleton/php_skeleton.h
index 7d9b0bce4a1..3d23493b688 100644
--- a/ext/skeleton/php_skeleton.h
+++ b/ext/skeleton/php_skeleton.h
@@ -30,18 +30,16 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_MODULE_GLOBALS(extname)
 ZEND_END_MODULE_GLOBALS(extname)
 */
 
-/* In every utility function you add that needs to use variables 
-   in php_extname_globals, call TSRMLS_FETCH(); after declaring other 
-   variables used by that function, or better yet, pass in
-   after the last function argument and declare your utility function
-   with after the last declared argument.  Always refer to
-   the globals in your function as EXTNAME_G(variable).  You are 
-   encouraged to rename these macros something shorter, see
+/* Always refer to the globals in your function as EXTNAME_G(variable).
+   You are encouraged to rename these macros something shorter, see
    examples in any other php module directory.
 */
 
 #ifdef ZTS
-#define EXTNAME_G(v) TSRMG(extname_globals_id, zend_extname_globals *, v)
+#define EXTNAME_G(v) ZEND_TSRMG(extname_globals_id, zend_extname_globals *, v)
+#ifdef COMPILE_DL_EXTNAME
+ZEND_TSRMLS_CACHE_EXTERN;
+#endif
 #else
 #define EXTNAME_G(v) (extname_globals.v)
 #endif
diff --git a/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c b/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c
index ba49b0d31a0..d432f1c3df5 100644
--- a/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c
+++ b/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(extname)
  */
 PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(extname)
 {
+#if defined(COMPILE_DL_EXTNAME) && defined(ZTS)
+	ZEND_TSRMLS_CACHE_UPDATE;
+#endif
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 /* }}} */
@@ -150,6 +153,9 @@ zend_module_entry extname_module_entry = {
 /* }}} */
 
 #ifdef COMPILE_DL_EXTNAME
+#ifdef ZTS
+ZEND_TSRMLS_CACHE_DEFINE;
+#endif
 ZEND_GET_MODULE(extname)
 #endif