diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
index 4543ff3050d1bc0d4cfa433ee983ba1a0ff9539f..5b9899159178ec132eb9d5829bbed233dbd50735 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ extern int rrc_eNB_process_security(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP, rrc_eN
 extern void process_eNB_security_key (const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP, rrc_eNB_ue_context_t *const ue_context_pP, uint8_t *security_key_pP);
 extern int derive_keNB_star(const uint8_t *kenb_32, const uint16_t pci, const uint32_t earfcn_dl, const bool is_rel8_only, uint8_t * kenb_star);
 
+pthread_mutex_t      rrc_release_freelist;
+RRC_release_list_t   rrc_release_info;
+pthread_mutex_t      lock_ue_freelist;
+
 void
 openair_rrc_on(
   const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_proto.h b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_proto.h
index e7e5e71d8093f4d05bb14ddb1a64dd702f8024d5..a8ee7ecabe043b127ab51a8d1bd45d5e340cbba9 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_proto.h
@@ -667,9 +667,11 @@ void openair_rrc_top_init_ue(
                         uint8_t cba_group_active,
                         uint8_t HO_active
 );
-pthread_mutex_t      rrc_release_freelist;
-RRC_release_list_t rrc_release_info;
-pthread_mutex_t      lock_ue_freelist;
+
+extern pthread_mutex_t      rrc_release_freelist;
+extern RRC_release_list_t   rrc_release_info;
+extern pthread_mutex_t      lock_ue_freelist;
+
 void remove_UE_from_freelist(module_id_t mod_id, rnti_t rnti);
 void put_UE_in_freelist(module_id_t mod_id, rnti_t rnti, boolean_t removeFlag);
 void release_UE_in_freeList(module_id_t mod_id);