diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/e820.c b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/e820.c
index 63853e4b22..c1c9b89def 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/e820.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/e820.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 unsigned install_e820_map(unsigned max_entries, struct e820entry *entries)
 {
 	entries[0].addr = 0;