diff --git a/lib/libmio0/utils.c b/lib/libmio0/utils.c
index 9ffa3c0..4ab3dc1 100644
--- a/lib/libmio0/utils.c
+++ b/lib/libmio0/utils.c
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "utils.h"
 
-// global verbosity setting
-int g_verbosity = 0;
-
 int read_s16_be(unsigned char *buf)
 {
    unsigned tmp = read_u16_be(buf);
diff --git a/lib/libmio0/utils.h b/lib/libmio0/utils.h
index 5576301..1004417 100644
--- a/lib/libmio0/utils.h
+++ b/lib/libmio0/utils.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typedef struct
 } dir_list;
 
 // global verbosity setting
-extern int g_verbosity;
+static int g_verbosity = 0;
 
 #undef ERROR
 #define ERROR(...) fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)