diff --git a/src/afs/IRIX/osi_file.c b/src/afs/IRIX/osi_file.c
index df4c759e32..556c9596fc 100644
--- a/src/afs/IRIX/osi_file.c
+++ b/src/afs/IRIX/osi_file.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RCSID
 #include "afsincludes.h"	/* Afs-based standard headers */
 #include "afs/afs_stats.h"	/* afs statistics */
 
+struct  AFS_UCRED afs_osi_cred;
 int afs_osicred_initialized = 0;
 afs_lock_t afs_xosi;		/* lock is for tvattr */
 extern struct osi_dev cacheDev;