diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 86224c8198..f63b71ff66 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1142,9 +1142,6 @@ struct config_include_data {
 #define CONFIG_INCLUDE_INIT { 0 }
 extern int git_config_include(const char *name, const char *value, void *data);
 
-#define MAX_GITNAME (1000)
-extern char git_default_email[MAX_GITNAME];
-extern char git_default_name[MAX_GITNAME];
 #define IDENT_NAME_GIVEN 01
 #define IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN 02
 #define IDENT_ALL_GIVEN (IDENT_NAME_GIVEN|IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN)
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index d7e6c65763..669e498f5a 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "fmt-merge-msg.h"
 
-char git_default_email[MAX_GITNAME];
-char git_default_name[MAX_GITNAME];
-int user_ident_explicitly_given;
 int trust_executable_bit = 1;
 int trust_ctime = 1;
 int has_symlinks = 1;
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index bb1158f7d2..af92b2cd86 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
  */
 #include "cache.h"
 
+#define MAX_GITNAME (1000)
+static char git_default_name[MAX_GITNAME];
+static char git_default_email[MAX_GITNAME];
 static char git_default_date[50];
+int user_ident_explicitly_given;
 
 #ifdef NO_GECOS_IN_PWENT
 #define get_gecos(ignored) "&"