diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index bbc08ed3..bf776265 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "strbuf_helpers.h"
 
+int serverMode = 0;
 const struct __sourceloc __whence = __NOWHERE__;
 
 static FILE *logfile = NULL;
diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
index ce238096..f8c02167 100644
--- a/log.h
+++ b/log.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct __sourceloc {
 
 extern const struct __sourceloc __whence; // see above
 
+extern int serverMode;
+
 void set_logging(FILE *f);
 FILE *open_logging();
 void close_logging();
diff --git a/serval.h b/serval.h
index 7589f7c5..35f4d524 100644
--- a/serval.h
+++ b/serval.h
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ void serval_setinstancepath(const char *instancepath);
 
 #define SERVER_CONFIG_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS	1000
 
-extern int serverMode;
 extern int servalShutdown;
 
 extern char *gatewayspec;
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index db56cfd0..1171bae8 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 char *exec_args[EXEC_NARGS + 1];
 int exec_argc = 0;
 
-int serverMode=0;
 int servalShutdown = 0;
 
 static int server_getpid = 0;