diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index 929c0f9d..4ee89bf5 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "notify.h"
 #include "channels.h"
 
-static void *http_server;
+void *http_server;
 
 static LIST_HEAD(, http_path) http_paths;
 
diff --git a/src/http.h b/src/http.h
index 032f3bcd..cedd136b 100644
--- a/src/http.h
+++ b/src/http.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ typedef struct http_connection {
 
 } http_connection_t;
 
+extern void *http_server;
 
 const char *http_cmd2str(int val);
 int http_str2cmd(const char *str);