diff --git a/include/proto/sample.h b/include/proto/sample.h
index d363e4ecb..b8a10400f 100644
--- a/include/proto/sample.h
+++ b/include/proto/sample.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <types/sample.h>
 #include <types/stick_table.h>
 
+extern const char *smp_to_type[SMP_TYPES];
+
 struct sample_expr *sample_parse_expr(char **str, int *idx, char **err, struct arg_list *al);
 struct sample_conv *find_sample_conv(const char *kw, int len);
 struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct session *l4,
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index 3835f2c8d..ba0a7a502 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <proto/proto_http.h>
 #include <proto/proto_uxst.h>
 #include <proto/proxy.h>
+#include <proto/sample.h>
 #include <proto/session.h>
 #include <proto/server.h>
 #include <proto/raw_sock.h>
@@ -4836,19 +4837,6 @@ static int stats_maps_list(struct stream_interface *si)
 	}
 }
 
-static const char *smp_to_type[SMP_TYPES] = {
-	[SMP_T_BOOL] = "bool",
-	[SMP_T_UINT] = "uint",
-	[SMP_T_SINT] = "sint",
-	[SMP_T_ADDR] = "addr",
-	[SMP_T_IPV4] = "ipv4",
-	[SMP_T_IPV6] = "ipv6",
-	[SMP_T_STR]  = "str",
-	[SMP_T_BIN]  = "bin",
-	[SMP_T_CSTR] = "cstr",
-	[SMP_T_CBIN] = "cbin",
-};
-
 static int stats_map_lookup(struct stream_interface *si)
 {
 	struct appctx *appctx = __objt_appctx(si->end);
diff --git a/src/sample.c b/src/sample.c
index 8584dbe8e..f57811e5a 100644
--- a/src/sample.c
+++ b/src/sample.c
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@
 #include <proto/sample.h>
 #include <proto/stick_table.h>
 
+/* sample type names */
+const char *smp_to_type[SMP_TYPES] = {
+	[SMP_T_BOOL] = "bool",
+	[SMP_T_UINT] = "uint",
+	[SMP_T_SINT] = "sint",
+	[SMP_T_ADDR] = "addr",
+	[SMP_T_IPV4] = "ipv4",
+	[SMP_T_IPV6] = "ipv6",
+	[SMP_T_STR]  = "str",
+	[SMP_T_BIN]  = "bin",
+	[SMP_T_CSTR] = "cstr",
+	[SMP_T_CBIN] = "cbin",
+};
+
 /* static sample used in sample_process() when <p> is NULL */
 static struct sample temp_smp;