diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 687d11dd9e9eec..9a63e74ffc5843 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 void open_in_gdb(void)
 {
 	static struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	extern char *_pgmptr;
 
 	strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "mintty", "gdb", NULL);
 	strvec_pushf(&cp.args, "--pid=%d", getpid());