diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp
index 42d2ea984b..b4174e1836 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 #include "GameConstantsAndTypes.h"
 #include "GameState.h"
 
+const CString BG_ANIMS_DIR = "BGAnimations/";
+const CString VISUALIZATIONS_DIR = "Visualizations/";
+const CString RANDOMMOVIES_DIR = "RandomMovies/";
+
+const CString DEFAULT_RANKING_NAME = "STEP";
+const CString GROUP_ALL_MUSIC = "";
+
 CString CategoryToString( RadarCategory cat )
 {
 	switch( cat )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h
index 254605c4aa..11bb78ecf8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ enum RankingCategory
 	NUM_RANKING_CATEGORIES
 };
 
-const CString DEFAULT_RANKING_NAME = "STEP";
+extern const CString DEFAULT_RANKING_NAME;
 
 RankingCategory AverageMeterToRankingCategory( float fAverageMeter );
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const int MAX_RANKING_NAME_LENGTH	= 4;
 //
 // Group stuff
 //
-const CString GROUP_ALL_MUSIC = "";
+extern const CString GROUP_ALL_MUSIC;
 
 
 //
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ enum BattleResult
 
 
 
-const CString BG_ANIMS_DIR = "BGAnimations/";
-const CString VISUALIZATIONS_DIR = "Visualizations/";
-const CString RANDOMMOVIES_DIR = "RandomMovies/";
+extern const CString BG_ANIMS_DIR;
+extern const CString VISUALIZATIONS_DIR;
+extern const CString RANDOMMOVIES_DIR;