1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index 14a53a45b4..8d6f2b1968 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
 
 #include "perlapi.h"		/* bring in PL_force_link_funcs */
 
+/* regcomp.h * isn't #included in perl.h, as its only included within a
+ * few specific files such as regcomp.c, regexec.c.  So include it
+ * explicitly to process any data declarations within it.
+ */
+#include "regcomp.h"
+
+
 /*
  * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
  */