diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c4f364a9..5bd3e0d27 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ SET(common_headers
 	eqemu_exception.h
 	eqemu_config.h
 	eqemu_config_elements.h
+	eqemu_config_extern.h
 	eqemu_logsys.h
 	eq_limits.h
 	eq_packet.h
diff --git a/common/eqemu_config_extern.h b/common/eqemu_config_extern.h
index 1943c5d61..6282f2738 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_config_extern.h
+++ b/common/eqemu_config_extern.h
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 	Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */
 
+#ifndef EQEMU_CONFIG_EXTERN
+#define EQEMU_CONFIG_EXTERN
+
 #include "eqemu_config.h"
 
 extern const EQEmuConfig *Config;
 
+#endif
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