diff --git a/Xext/xf86bigfont.c b/Xext/xf86bigfont.c
index ac77dda03..bcabaefa7 100644
--- a/Xext/xf86bigfont.c
+++ b/Xext/xf86bigfont.c
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ static int FontShmdescIndex;
 
 static unsigned int pagesize;
 
+static Bool badSysCall = FALSE;
+
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
 
 #include <sys/signal.h>
 
-static Bool badSysCall = FALSE;
-
 static void
 SigSysHandler(
      int signo)