diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h
index f21d62c6b7..9b1351a3fc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 	LIBARDOUR_API void make_property_quarks ();
 
 	extern LIBARDOUR_API PBD::PropertyChange bounds_change;
-
+	
 	extern LIBARDOUR_API const char* const ardour_config_info;
 
 	LIBARDOUR_API void find_bindings_files (std::map<std::string,std::string>&);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/revision.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/revision.h
index ed4059cbf9..69c7519e01 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/revision.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/revision.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace ARDOUR {
 
-	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* revision;
+	extern LIBARDOUR_API const char* revision;
 	
 	extern "C" {
 		LIBARDOUR_API const char* get_ardour_revision();