diff --git a/xlators/features/marker/src/marker-quota.c b/xlators/features/marker/src/marker-quota.c
index bc77516..961dfc0 100644
--- a/xlators/features/marker/src/marker-quota.c
+++ b/xlators/features/marker/src/marker-quota.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "marker-quota.h"
 #include "marker-quota-helper.h"
 
+int32_t k; // moved here from marker.h
+
 int
 mq_loc_copy (loc_t *dst, loc_t *src)
 {
diff --git a/xlators/features/marker/src/marker.h b/xlators/features/marker/src/marker.h
index 1fc5705..f257d9b 100644
--- a/xlators/features/marker/src/marker.h
+++ b/xlators/features/marker/src/marker.h
@@ -124,5 +124,5 @@ struct marker_conf{
 };
 typedef struct marker_conf marker_conf_t;
 
-int32_t k;
+// int32_t k; -> moved to marker-quota.c
 #endif