diff --git a/src/jtag/core.c b/src/jtag/core.c
index eee20119ae102236850c0764b60e684f5a543837..1bcf7dc19a1ecb79b4e549674acbba921357847f 100644
--- a/src/jtag/core.c
+++ b/src/jtag/core.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jtag_event_callback_t *jtag_event_callbacks;
 /* speed in kHz*/
 static int speed_khz = 0;
 /* flag if the kHz speed was defined */
-static bool hasKHz = false;
+bool hasKHz = false;
 
 struct jtag_interface_s *jtag = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/jtag/tcl.c b/src/jtag/tcl.c
index c3344b83f4f9836a67dd4273bdeef1d5fa0d00c1..04f45bd8acae924343a2e41427c84814407ac766 100644
--- a/src/jtag/tcl.c
+++ b/src/jtag/tcl.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
-/* flag if the kHz speed was defined */
-static bool hasKHz = false;
+extern bool hasKHz;
 
 /* jtag interfaces (parport, FTDI-USB, TI-USB, ...)
  */