diff --git a/src/RageInput.cpp b/src/RageInput.cpp
index 9b3be236c3..e636e12894 100644
--- a/src/RageInput.cpp
+++ b/src/RageInput.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 RageInput* INPUTMAN = NULL; // globally accessable input device
 
-static Preference<RString> g_sInputDrivers( "InputDrivers", "" ); // "" == DEFAULT_INPUT_DRIVER_LIST
+Preference<RString> g_sInputDrivers( "InputDrivers", "" ); // "" == DEFAULT_INPUT_DRIVER_LIST
 
 namespace
 {
diff --git a/src/RageInput.h b/src/RageInput.h
index 949b89dde8..feda3611c6 100644
--- a/src/RageInput.h
+++ b/src/RageInput.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define RAGEINPUT_H
 
 #include "RageInputDevice.h"
+#include "Preference.h"
 
 struct lua_State;
 class InputHandler;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ public:
 	void PushSelf( lua_State *L );
 };
 
+extern Preference<RString> g_sInputDrivers;
+
 extern RageInput*			INPUTMAN;	// global and accessable from anywhere in our program
 
 #endif