diff --git a/src/strcmp.c b/src/strcmp.c
index 7de36a5..784029c 100644
--- a/src/strcmp.c
+++ b/src/strcmp.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h> /* size_t */
 #include <sysexits.h> /* EX_USAGE */
 
-static *program_name = "strcmp";
+char *program_name = "strcmp";
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	if (argc < 3) {