diff --git a/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h b/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 413f0362..e9827de8
--- a/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h
+++ b/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ extern char *text16;
 	  ( ( ( void * ) (pointer) ) - ( ( void * ) text16 ) ) )
 
 /* Variables in librm.S, present in the normal data segment */
+extern uint16_t rm_sp;
+extern uint16_t rm_ss;
 extern uint16_t __data16 ( rm_cs );
 #define rm_cs __use_data16 ( rm_cs )
 extern uint16_t __text16 ( rm_ds );
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S b/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 45e0d0ff..ff4b1d97
--- a/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ rc_function:	.word 0, 0
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".data"
+	.globl rm_sp
 rm_sp:	.word 0
+	.globl rm_ss
 rm_ss:	.word 0
 pm_esp:	.long _estack