diff --git a/src/backend/global.h b/src/backend/global.h
index 323b6fbb58d4..ac36769973c6 100644
--- a/src/backend/global.h
+++ b/src/backend/global.h
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ SYMIDX symbol_add(Symbol *s);
 void freesymtab(Symbol **stab, SYMIDX n1, SYMIDX n2);
 Symbol * symbol_copy(Symbol *s);
 Symbol * symbol_searchlist(symlist_t sl, const char *vident);
-
+void slist_add(Symbol *s);
+void slist_reset();
+
 
 #if TX86
 // cg87.c
diff --git a/src/backend/symbol.c b/src/backend/symbol.c
index eed00f45f76e..1cac04064482 100644
--- a/src/backend/symbol.c
+++ b/src/backend/symbol.c
@@ -2354,5 +2354,43 @@ void symbol_gendebuginfo()
 
 #endif
 
+/************************************
+ * Add symbol to global slist, which are symbols we need to keep around
+ * for next obj file to be created.
+ */
+
+static list_t slist;
+
+void slist_add(Symbol *s)
+{
+    list_prepend(&slist,s);
+}
+
+/*************************************
+ * Resets Symbols so they are now "externs" to the next obj file being created.
+ */
+
+void slist_reset()
+{
+    //printf("slist_reset()\n");
+    for (list_t sl = slist; sl; sl = list_next(sl))
+    {   Symbol *s = list_symbol(sl);
+
+#if MACHOBJ
+        s->Soffset = 0;
+#endif
+        s->Sxtrnnum = 0;
+        s->Stypidx = 0;
+        s->Sflags &= ~(STRoutdef | SFLweak);
+        if (s->Sclass == SCglobal || s->Sclass == SCcomdat ||
+            s->Sfl == FLudata || s->Sclass == SCstatic)
+        {   s->Sclass = SCextern;
+            s->Sfl = FLextern;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+
 #endif /* !SPP */
 
diff --git a/src/msc.c b/src/msc.c
index a7f48123e7cf..61176b4a0dbe 100644
--- a/src/msc.c
+++ b/src/msc.c
@@ -165,41 +165,6 @@ symbol *symboldata(targ_size_t offset,tym_t ty)
     return s;
 }
 
-/************************************
- * Add symbol to slist.
- */
-
-static list_t slist;
-
-void slist_add(Symbol *s)
-{
-    list_prepend(&slist,s);
-}
-
-/*************************************
- */
-
-void slist_reset()
-{
-    //printf("slist_reset()\n");
-    for (list_t sl = slist; sl; sl = list_next(sl))
-    {   Symbol *s = list_symbol(sl);
-
-#if MACHOBJ
-        s->Soffset = 0;
-#endif
-        s->Sxtrnnum = 0;
-        s->Stypidx = 0;
-        s->Sflags &= ~(STRoutdef | SFLweak);
-        if (s->Sclass == SCglobal || s->Sclass == SCcomdat ||
-            s->Sfl == FLudata || s->Sclass == SCstatic)
-        {   s->Sclass = SCextern;
-            s->Sfl = FLextern;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 /**************************************
  */