diff --git a/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp b/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp
index 9bdedbcaaf2..226a8293688 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static PRBool gDontCareForIMEOnFocusPassword = PR_FALSE;
 // Value of "ime.password.onBlur.dontCare"
 static PRBool gDontCareForIMEOnBlurPassword  = PR_FALSE;
 
-nsIParserService* nsEditor::sParserService;
+nsIParserService* sParserService;
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.h b/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.h
index 9bcf8839c2f..fba6cecb014 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.h
+++ b/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class nsISelectionController;
 class nsIDOMEventReceiver;
 class nsIParserService;
 
+// Defined in nsEditor.cpp
+extern nsIParserService *sParserService;
+
 #define kMOZEditorBogusNodeAttr NS_LITERAL_STRING("_moz_editor_bogus_node")
 #define kMOZEditorBogusNodeValue NS_LITERAL_STRING("TRUE")
 
@@ -587,8 +590,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-  static nsIParserService *sParserService;
-
   PRUint32        mModCount;		// number of modifications (for undo/redo stack)
   PRUint32        mFlags;		// behavior flags. See nsPlaintextEditor.h for the flags we use.