diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet.c b/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet.c
index 47ed3ba38..ba5f845ab 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet.c
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet.c
@@ -628,8 +628,7 @@ is_unique(char *name, char **as, char **ae)
 	return (1);
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SETUPTERM
-char termbuf[1024];
+static char termbuf[1024];
 
 static int
 setupterm(char *tname, int fd, int *errp)
@@ -644,10 +643,6 @@ setupterm(char *tname, int fd, int *errp)
 		*errp = 0;
 	return(-1);
 }
-#else
-#define	termbuf	ttytype
-extern char ttytype[];
-#endif
 
 int resettermname = 1;