diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.c b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.c
index c635189d4c1..52cdac8e2d7 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.c
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ static PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(protobuf);
 static PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(protobuf);
 static PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(protobuf);
 
+ZEND_DECLARE_MODULE_GLOBALS(protobuf)
+
 // Global map from upb {msg,enum}defs to wrapper Descriptor/EnumDescriptor
 // instances.
 static HashTable* upb_def_to_php_obj_map;
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index 390e7368b48..059ee55fa12 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_MODULE_GLOBALS(protobuf)
   zend_bool keep_descriptor_pool_after_request;
 ZEND_END_MODULE_GLOBALS(protobuf)
 
-ZEND_DECLARE_MODULE_GLOBALS(protobuf)
+ZEND_EXTERN_MODULE_GLOBALS(protobuf)
 
 #ifdef ZTS
 #define PROTOBUF_G(v) TSRMG(protobuf_globals_id, zend_protobuf_globals *, v)