diff --git a/modules/libimg/jpgcom/jpeg.cpp b/modules/libimg/jpgcom/jpeg.cpp
index 2cc1e9745b60..509359dcd52c 100644
--- a/modules/libimg/jpgcom/jpeg.cpp
+++ b/modules/libimg/jpgcom/jpeg.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /*
  *    jpeg.c --- Glue code to Independent JPEG Group decoder library
- *    $Id: jpeg.cpp,v 1.12 1999/12/03 00:58:13 pnunn%netscape.com Exp $
+ *    $Id: jpeg.cpp,v 1.13 1999/12/03 01:05:41 pnunn%netscape.com Exp $
  */
 
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PR_END_EXTERN_C
 #define MAX_JPEG_MARKER_LENGTH  (((PRUint32)1 << 16) - 1)
 
 int il_debug;
-PRLogModuleInfo *il_log_module;
+PRLogModuleInfo *il_log_module = NULL;
 
 /*
  * States that the jpeg decoder might be in
diff --git a/modules/libimg/pngcom/ipng.cpp b/modules/libimg/pngcom/ipng.cpp
index 593b842e35ed..7b93e4d9f646 100644
--- a/modules/libimg/pngcom/ipng.cpp
+++ b/modules/libimg/pngcom/ipng.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ static void row_callback(png_structp png_ptr, png_bytep new_row,
 static void end_callback(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info);
 static void il_png_error_handler(png_structp png_ptr, png_const_charp msg);
 
-PRLogModuleInfo *il_log_module;
 int il_debug;
+PRLogModuleInfo *il_log_module = NULL;
 
 PRBool
 il_png_init(il_container *ic)
diff --git a/modules/libimg/src/if.h b/modules/libimg/src/if.h
index cdae911ba148..562bafda6133 100644
--- a/modules/libimg/src/if.h
+++ b/modules/libimg/src/if.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /*   if.h --- Top-level image library internal routines
  *
- * $Id: if.h,v 3.16 1999/12/03 00:53:11 pnunn%netscape.com Exp $
+ * $Id: if.h,v 3.17 1999/12/03 01:07:49 pnunn%netscape.com Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _if_h
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ typedef struct il_container_struct il_container;
    group observer notification. */
 /* #define DEBUG_GROUP_OBSERVER */
 
-extern int il_debug;
+
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
+extern int il_debug;
 extern PRLogModuleInfo *il_log_module;
 #define ILTRACE(l,t) { if(il_debug>l) {PR_LOG(il_log_module, 1, t);} }
 #else