diff --git a/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_shared.cpp b/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_shared.cpp
index 79c4f51e..8c364b62 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_shared.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_shared.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ConVar mapbase_version_client( "mapbase_version_client", MAPBASE_VERSION, FCVAR_
 // This is from the vgui_controls library
 extern vgui::HScheme g_iCustomClientSchemeOverride;
 
-bool g_bUsingCustomHudAnimations = false;
+extern bool g_bUsingCustomHudAnimations;
 bool g_bUsingCustomHudLayout = false;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp b/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp
index bc2b1774..ba51d93c 100644
--- a/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static CUtlSymbolTable g_ScriptSymbols(0, 128, true);
 
 #ifdef MAPBASE
 // Allows animation sequences to be overridden by map-specific files
-extern bool g_bUsingCustomHudAnimations;
+bool g_bUsingCustomHudAnimations = false;
 #endif
 
 // singleton accessor for animation controller for use by the vgui controls