diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/ChangeLog
index 5fbc03c235..8f33a2572c 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-19	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* shared/m68kbspgetworkarea.c: Move extern of global symbols from
+	linkcmds outside function.
+
 2008-08-19	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* shared/bspspuriousinit.c: Add missing prototypes.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/shared/m68kbspgetworkarea.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/shared/m68kbspgetworkarea.c
index 61e9efedfe..ce316fe832 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/shared/m68kbspgetworkarea.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/m68k/shared/m68kbspgetworkarea.c
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 #include <bsp.h>
 #include <bsp/bootcard.h>
 
+/*
+ *  These are provided by the linkcmds of ALL M68K BSPs which use this file.
+ */
+extern char         _RamBase[];
+extern char         _WorkspaceBase[];
+extern char         _HeapSize[];
+extern char         _RamSize[];
+
 /*
  *  This method returns the base address and size of the area which
  *  is to be allocated between the RTEMS Workspace and the C Program
@@ -28,11 +36,6 @@ void bsp_get_work_area(
   size_t  *heap_size
 )
 {
-  extern char         _RamBase[];
-  extern char         _WorkspaceBase[];
-  extern char         _HeapSize[];
-  extern char         _RamSize[];
-
   *work_area_start       = _WorkspaceBase;
   *work_area_size       = (unsigned long)_RamBase + (unsigned long) _RamSize -
        (unsigned long)_WorkspaceBase;