diff --git a/nsprpub/lib/ds/plvrsion.c b/nsprpub/lib/ds/plvrsion.c
index 692db47c0b2..ac88e344149 100644
--- a/nsprpub/lib/ds/plvrsion.c
+++ b/nsprpub/lib/ds/plvrsion.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define _DEBUG_STRING ""
 #endif
 
-static PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libplds3 =
+PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libplds3 =
 {
     /* version          */  2,                  /* this is the only one supported */
     /* buildTime        */  _BUILD_TIME,        /* usecs since midnight 1/1/1970 GMT */
diff --git a/nsprpub/lib/libc/src/plvrsion.c b/nsprpub/lib/libc/src/plvrsion.c
index 48afcf78421..619fc4bbd2d 100644
--- a/nsprpub/lib/libc/src/plvrsion.c
+++ b/nsprpub/lib/libc/src/plvrsion.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define _DEBUG_STRING ""
 #endif
 
-static PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libplc3 =
+PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libplc3 =
 {
     /* version          */  2,                  /* this is the only one supported */
     /* buildTime        */  _BUILD_TIME,        /* usecs since midnight 1/1/1970 GMT */
diff --git a/nsprpub/lib/prstreams/plvrsion.c b/nsprpub/lib/prstreams/plvrsion.c
index c765ecac5a8..55251da2e12 100644
--- a/nsprpub/lib/prstreams/plvrsion.c
+++ b/nsprpub/lib/prstreams/plvrsion.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define _DEBUG_STRING ""
 #endif
 
-static PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libprstrms3 =
+PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libprstrms3 =
 {
     /* version          */  2,                  /* this is the only one supported */
     /* buildTime        */  _BUILD_TIME,        /* usecs since midnight 1/1/1970 GMT */
diff --git a/nsprpub/pr/src/prvrsion.c b/nsprpub/pr/src/prvrsion.c
index b5146483e62..54a292f2e4b 100644
--- a/nsprpub/pr/src/prvrsion.c
+++ b/nsprpub/pr/src/prvrsion.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define _DEBUG_STRING ""
 #endif
 
-static PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libnspr3 =
+PRVersionDescription prVersionDescription_libnspr3 =
 {
     /* version          */  2,                  /* this is the only one supported */
     /* buildTime        */  _BUILD_TIME,        /* usecs since midnight 1/1/1970 GMT */