diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 12ad9b8..fbd902e 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
 #include <X11/XKBlib.h>
 
-static char *argv0;
+char *argv0;
 #include "arg.h"
 #include "st.h"
 #include "win.h"