diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c
index 54f55c4f5..76760c3f9 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "cursesd.h"
 
 static int32_t endwinflag;
+WINDOW *stdscr;
 
 WINDOW *newwin(int32_t nlines,int32_t ncols,int32_t begin_y,int32_t begin_x)
 {
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h
index 8a2062a36..0cbb2cc01 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ struct cursesd_info
 {
     uint8_t screen[LINES][COLS];
     int32_t x,y;
-} *stdscr;
+};
+extern WINDOW *stdscr;
 typedef struct cursesd_info WINDOW;
 typedef char chtype;
 
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/io.c b/src/cc/rogue/io.c
index a5762adda..c920ee411 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/io.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/io.c
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 //#include <curses.h>
 //#include <ctype.h>
 //#include <string.h>
-#ifndef BUILD_ROGUE
-#include <curses.h>
-#else
-#include "cursesd.h"
-#endif
 
 #include "rogue.h"