diff --git a/init/init_shared.c b/init/init_shared.c
index 190d0a3..722d57c 100644
--- a/init/init_shared.c
+++ b/init/init_shared.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "busybox.h"
 #include "init_shared.h"
 
+const char * const init_sending_format = "Sending SIG%s to all processes.";
 #ifndef CONFIG_INIT
 const char * const bb_shutdown_format = "\r%s\n";
 int bb_shutdown_system(unsigned long magic)
diff --git a/init/init_shared.h b/init/init_shared.h
index 4431a03..0f3fe5b 100644
--- a/init/init_shared.h
+++ b/init/init_shared.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 extern int kill_init(int sig);
 extern int bb_shutdown_system(unsigned long magic);
-const char * const init_sending_format = "Sending SIG%s to all processes.";
+extern const char * const init_sending_format;