diff --git a/include/decl.h b/include/decl.h
index e72c24da8..cce90e69a 100644
--- a/include/decl.h
+++ b/include/decl.h
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ E NEARDATA boolean in_mklev;
 E NEARDATA boolean stoned;
 E NEARDATA boolean unweapon;
 E NEARDATA boolean mrg_to_wielded;
-E NEARDATA struct obj *current_wand;
 E NEARDATA boolean defer_see_monsters;
 
 E NEARDATA boolean in_steed_dismounting;
@@ -249,6 +248,7 @@ E NEARDATA struct obj *uchain;		/* defined only when punished */
 E NEARDATA struct obj *uball;
 E NEARDATA struct obj *migrating_objs;
 E NEARDATA struct obj *billobjs;
+E NEARDATA struct obj *current_wand;
 E NEARDATA struct obj zeroobj;		/* init'd and defined in decl.c */
 E NEARDATA anything zeroany;		/* init'd and defined in decl.c */
 
diff --git a/src/decl.c b/src/decl.c
index 27524c529..1aa5f6546 100644
--- a/src/decl.c
+++ b/src/decl.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ NEARDATA boolean stoned = FALSE;	/* done to monsters hit by 'c' */
 NEARDATA boolean unweapon = FALSE;
 NEARDATA boolean mrg_to_wielded = FALSE;
 			 /* weapon picked is merged with wielded one */
-NEARDATA struct obj *current_wand = 0;	/* wand currently zapped/applied */
 
 NEARDATA boolean in_steed_dismounting = FALSE;
 
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ NEARDATA struct obj *invent = (struct obj *)0,
 	*ublindf = (struct obj *)0,
 	*uchain = (struct obj *)0,
 	*uball = (struct obj *)0;
+NEARDATA struct obj *current_wand = 0;	/* wand currently zapped/applied */
 
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
 /*