3 files changed, 6 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/ip6tables.c b/ip6tables.c
index 15508d6e..ea9a7abf 100644
--- a/ip6tables.c
+++ b/ip6tables.c
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ static struct option original_opts[] = {
 	{NULL},
 };
 
-/* we need this for ip6tables-restore. ip6tables-restore.c sets line to the
- * current line of the input file, in order to give a more precise error
- * message. ip6tables itself doesn't need this, so it is initialized to the
- * magic number of -1 */
-int line = -1;
-
 void ip6tables_exit_error(enum xtables_exittype status, const char *msg, ...) __attribute__((noreturn, format(printf,2,3)));
 struct xtables_globals ip6tables_globals = {
 	.option_offset = 0,
diff --git a/iptables.c b/iptables.c
index 0995d6f3..cf272278 100644
--- a/iptables.c
+++ b/iptables.c
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ static struct option original_opts[] = {
 	{NULL},
 };
 
-/* we need this for iptables-restore.  iptables-restore.c sets line to the
- * current line of the input file, in order  to give a more precise error
- * message.  iptables itself doesn't need this, so it is initialized to the
- * magic number of -1 */
-int line = -1;
-
 void iptables_exit_error(enum xtables_exittype status, const char *msg, ...) __attribute__((noreturn, format(printf,2,3)));
 
 struct xtables_globals iptables_globals = {
diff --git a/xtables.c b/xtables.c
index 4c708b8e..339a25b7 100644
--- a/xtables.c
+++ b/xtables.c
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
 #define PROC_SYS_MODPROBE "/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe"
 #endif
 
+/* we need this for ip6?tables-restore.  ip6?tables-restore.c sets line to the
+ * current line of the input file, in order  to give a more precise error
+ * message.  ip6?tables itself doesn't need this, so it is initialized to the
+ * magic number of -1 */
+int line = -1;
+
 void basic_exit_err(enum xtables_exittype status, const char *msg, ...) __attribute__((noreturn, format(printf,2,3)));
 
 struct xtables_globals *xt_params = NULL;