diff --git a/include/proto/stick_table.h b/include/proto/stick_table.h
index e1a324d73..87a550b86 100644
--- a/include/proto/stick_table.h
+++ b/include/proto/stick_table.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #define stktable_data_size(type) (sizeof(((union stktable_data*)0)->type))
 #define stktable_data_cast(ptr, type) ((union stktable_data*)(ptr))->type
 
+extern struct stktable_key static_table_key;
+
 struct stksess *stksess_new(struct stktable *t, struct stktable_key *key);
 void stksess_setkey(struct stktable *t, struct stksess *ts, struct stktable_key *key);
 void stksess_free(struct stktable *t, struct stksess *ts);
diff --git a/src/stick_table.c b/src/stick_table.c
index 017362f70..9f7feddab 100644
--- a/src/stick_table.c
+++ b/src/stick_table.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include <proto/task.h>
 
 
-/* static structure used to return a table key built from a pattern */
-static struct stktable_key static_table_key;
+/* structure used to return a table key built from a pattern */
+struct stktable_key static_table_key;
 
 /*
  * Free an allocated sticky session <ts>, and decrease sticky sessions counter