diff --git a/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.cpp b/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.cpp
index 8399ba5782..397240ba75 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CSmpackageApp::CSmpackageApp()
 }
 
 CSmpackageApp theApp;
+extern const char *const version_time = "";
 
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageFileManager.h"