diff --git a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
index 20b9cbcdd4..b7b7f80bd6 100644
--- a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
+++ b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ EXTERN isc_boolean_t		ns_g_foreground		INIT(ISC_FALSE);
 
 EXTERN const char *		ns_g_defaultpidfile INIT("/var/run/named.pid");
 EXTERN char *			ns_g_pidfile		INIT(NULL);
+EXTERN const char *		ns_g_username		INIT(NULL);
 
 /*
  * XXX  Temporary.