diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/intonation.c b/src/libespeak-ng/intonation.c
index d5e9092d..c1664218 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/intonation.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/intonation.c
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ static TONE_NUCLEUS tone_nucleus_table[N_TONE_NUCLEUS_TABLE] = {
 	{ PITCHfall,   70, 18, PITCHfall,   70, 24, NULL, 32, 20, 0 },      // 12 test
 };
 
-int n_tunes = 0;
-TUNE *tunes = NULL;
-
 #define SECONDARY        3
 #define PRIMARY          4
 #define PRIMARY_STRESSED 6
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c
index a2d7ae10..7510cc2a 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include "translate.h"                // for Translator, LANGUAGE_OPTIONS
 #include "voice.h"                    // for ReadTonePoints, tone_points, voice
 
+int n_tunes = 0;
+TUNE *tunes = NULL;
+
 const int version_phdata  = 0x014801;
 
 // copy the current phoneme table into here
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h
index 5607f056..3548e3c5 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ int PhonemeCode(unsigned int mnem);
 void SelectPhonemeTable(int number);
 int  SelectPhonemeTableName(const char *name);
 
+extern int n_tunes;
+extern TUNE *tunes;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/synthesize.h b/src/libespeak-ng/synthesize.h
index d78e35e1..f8b71a02 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/synthesize.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/synthesize.h
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int spare2; // the struct length should be a multiple of 4 bytes
 } TUNE;
 
-extern int n_tunes;
-extern TUNE *tunes;
+
 
 // phoneme table
 extern PHONEME_TAB *phoneme_tab[N_PHONEME_TAB];