diff --git a/common/gl_vidglx.c b/common/gl_vidglx.c
index 7824375..e8d7a4c 100644
--- a/common/gl_vidglx.c
+++ b/common/gl_vidglx.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ unsigned char	d_15to8table[65536];
 cvar_t	*vid_mode;
 cvar_t	*vid_glx_fullscreen;
 extern cvar_t	*gl_triplebuffer;
+extern cvar_t *vid_dga_mouseaccel;
 
 #ifdef HAS_DGA
 static int	nummodes;
diff --git a/common/in_x11.c b/common/in_x11.c
index 9e9c442..f6cece8 100644
--- a/common/in_x11.c
+++ b/common/in_x11.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cvar_t	*m_filter;
 #ifdef HAS_DGA
 qboolean		dgamouse = 0;
 //static cvar_t	vid_dga_mouseaccel = {"vid_dga_mouseaccel", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE};
-static cvar_t	*vid_dga_mouseaccel;
+cvar_t	*vid_dga_mouseaccel;
 #endif
 
 static qboolean	mouse_avail;