diff --git a/src/consensus/consensus.h b/src/consensus/consensus.h
index 7fc20d7fc..d9f24db11 100644
--- a/src/consensus/consensus.h
+++ b/src/consensus/consensus.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 20000;
 /** The maximum size of a transaction (network rule) */
 static const unsigned int MAX_TX_SIZE = 100000;
 /** Coinbase transaction outputs can only be spent after this number of new blocks (network rule) */
-int COINBASE_MATURITY = 100;
+extern int COINBASE_MATURITY;
 
 /** Flags for LockTime() */
 enum {
diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 119a722ef..11062e866 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
  *                                                                            *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+int COINBASE_MATURITY = 100;
+
 int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY,USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY;
 std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 uint8_t NOTARY_PUBKEY33[33];