diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index bf225706ee..38545e8bfd 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "quote.h"
 #define MAX_ARGS	32
 
-extern char **environ;
 static const char *argv_exec_path;
 static const char *argv0_path;