diff --git a/src/terminal/parser.cc b/src/terminal/parser.cc
index 5008184..96cb2fc 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parser.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/parser.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include "parser.h"
 
+const Parser::StateFamily Parser::family;
+
 static void append_or_delete( Parser::Action *act,
 			      std::list<Parser::Action *>&vec )
 {
diff --git a/src/terminal/parser.h b/src/terminal/parser.h
index e910e1a..3a55fd3 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parser.h
+++ b/src/terminal/parser.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "parserstatefamily.h"
 
 namespace Parser {
-  static const StateFamily family;
+  extern const StateFamily family;
 
   class Parser {
   private: