diff --git a/src/malloc/oldmalloc/malloc.c b/src/malloc/oldmalloc/malloc.c
index afa75722..1c6b07ec 100644
--- a/src/malloc/oldmalloc/malloc.c
+++ b/src/malloc/oldmalloc/malloc.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ static struct {
 	volatile int split_merge_lock[2];
 } mal;
 
-int __malloc_replaced;
-
 /* Synchronization tools */
 
 static inline void lock(volatile int *lk)
diff --git a/src/malloc/replaced.c b/src/malloc/replaced.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8acc249c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/malloc/replaced.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "dynlink.h"
+
+int __malloc_replaced;