diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 89eb529cd..562c48c41 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-12-31  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
+
+	* sigproc.cc (wait_sig): Remove spurious extern.
+
 2012-12-31  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
 
 	* dtable.cc (dtable::dup3): Fix bounds checking for valid newfd.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
index 32bc9a8f2..eeeb4dc9b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
@@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ pending_signals::next ()
 static void WINAPI
 wait_sig (VOID *)
 {
-  extern int signal_exit_code;
   _sig_tls = &_my_tls;
   sig_hold = CreateEvent (&sec_none_nih, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);