diff --git a/sys/msdos/pctiles.c b/sys/msdos/pctiles.c
index 1a8a53aad..7df6d9881 100644
--- a/sys/msdos/pctiles.c
+++ b/sys/msdos/pctiles.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include "tile.h"
 #include "pctiles.h"
 
-STATIC_VAR FILE *tilefile;
-STATIC_VAR FILE *tilefile_O;
+static FILE *tilefile;
+static FILE *tilefile_O;
 extern short glyph2tile[]; /* in tile.c (made from tilemap.c) */
 
 #ifdef TILES_IN_RAM