diff --git a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
index 0499e617957..b25e66140bf 100644
--- a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ static void FlipBackSlashes(std::string& s) {
 
 namespace llvm {
 namespace sys {
-
-extern const char sys::PathSeparator = ';';
+const char PathSeparator = ';';
 
 bool
 Path::isValid() const {