diff --git a/edef.h b/edef.h
index a70f71c..a8df99c 100644
--- a/edef.h
+++ b/edef.h
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ extern char *patmatch;
 extern struct line *matchline;
 extern int matchoff;
 
-extern char *dname[];		/* Directive name table.        */
-
 #if	DEBUGM
 /* Vars needed for macro debugging output. */
 extern char outline[];		/* Global string to hold debug line text. */
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index e761206..d0cf737 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 #include "input.h"
 #include "line.h"
 
+/* directive name table:
+	This holds the names of all the directives....	*/
+
+static const char *dname[] = {
+	"if", "else", "endif",
+	"goto", "return", "endm",
+	"while", "endwhile", "break",
+	"force"
+};
+
 /*
  * Execute a named command even if it is not bound.
  */
diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index c2d4c37..c9f684a 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -119,16 +119,6 @@ char *patmatch = NULL;
 struct line *matchline = NULL;
 int matchoff = 0;
 
-/* directive name table:
-	This holds the names of all the directives....	*/
-
-char *dname[] = {
-	"if", "else", "endif",
-	"goto", "return", "endm",
-	"while", "endwhile", "break",
-	"force"
-};
-
 #if	DEBUGM
 /*	vars needed for macro debugging output	*/
 char outline[NSTRING];		/* global string to hold debug line text */