diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp b/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp
index 2e849b039e..d3dea465ae 100644
--- a/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #	define TRACE(x) ;
 #endif
 
-void *__dso_handle;
-
 status_t
 arch_relocate_image(image_t *rootImage, image_t *image,
 	SymbolLookupCache* cache)
diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/runtime_loader.cpp b/src/system/runtime_loader/runtime_loader.cpp
index e3dc21ff8a..5467b2a36f 100644
--- a/src/system/runtime_loader/runtime_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/runtime_loader.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 struct user_space_program_args *gProgramArgs;
 void *__gCommPageAddress;
+void *__dso_handle;
 
 
 static const char *