diff --git a/source/csml.l b/source/csml.l
index c9c4638..d0545f9 100644
--- a/source/csml.l
+++ b/source/csml.l
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 std::stack<std::string> tag_stack;
 std::string tag_candidate = "";
-static int ignore_count = 1;	// number of '{' / '}'s to be placed around the current ignored block
-static int ignore_i = 1; // number of '}'s so far
 
 static
 void _ECHO_CANDIDATE(){
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index e6c41d2..fa43f6d 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ DECLARE_LEXER(csml);
 DECLARE_LEXER(xml);
 
 std::vector<std::string> ignore_list;
+int ignore_count = 1;
+int ignore_i = 1;
 
 const char DEFAULT_QUOTE = '\'';
 char quote = DEFAULT_QUOTE;
diff --git a/source/scanner.hpp b/source/scanner.hpp
index 2e4fd2b..0a9559a 100644
--- a/source/scanner.hpp
+++ b/source/scanner.hpp
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ bool do_ignore(const std::string &current_tag) {
 		!= ignore_list.end();
 } 
 
+extern int ignore_count;	// number of '{' / '}'s to be placed around the current ignored block
+extern int ignore_i; // number of '}'s so far
+
 #define SCANNER_H
 #endif
diff --git a/source/xml.l b/source/xml.l
index 33d5e06..8fa73d5 100644
--- a/source/xml.l
+++ b/source/xml.l
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ bool is_comment_multiline = false;
 unsigned long long comment_begining;
 std::string current_tag;
 long ignore_start;
-static int ignore_count = 1;
-static int ignore_i = 1;
 
 unsigned long long cursor_position = 0;
 #define YY_USER_ACTION cursor_position += yyleng;