diff --git a/src/options.h b/src/options.h
index 10667db..d74071d 100644
--- a/src/options.h
+++ b/src/options.h
@@ -1,35 +1,37 @@
 /* options.h - Global options.
  * Copyright (C) 2020 g10 Code GmbH
  *
  * This file is part of Scute.
  *
  * Scute is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
  * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * Scute is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this program; if not, see <https://gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  */
 
 #ifndef OPTIONS_H
 #define OPTIONS_H 1
 
 /* Global options.  */
-struct {
+typedef struct {
   char *user;
   int debug_flags;
-} _scute_opt;
+} _scute_opt_t;
+
+extern _scute_opt_t _scute_opt;
 
 
 /*-- readconf.c --*/
 void _scute_read_conf (void);
 
 
 #endif /*OPTIONS_H*/
diff --git a/src/readconf.c b/src/readconf.c
index 387a44f..5af2336 100644
--- a/src/readconf.c
+++ b/src/readconf.c
@@ -1,86 +1,88 @@
 /* readconf.c - Read configuration file
  * Copyright (C) 2020 g10 Code GmbH
  *
  * This file is part of Scute.
  *
  * Scute is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
  * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * Scute is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this program; if not, see <https://gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  */
 
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define GPGRT_ENABLE_ARGPARSE_MACROS 1
 #include <gpg-error.h>
 
 #include "options.h"
 
+_scute_opt_t _scute_opt;
+
 static const char *
 my_strusage (int level)
 {
   const char *p;
 
   switch (level)
     {
     case 9:  p = "LGPL-2.1-or-later"; break;
     case 11: p = "scute"; break;
     default: p = NULL;
     }
   return p;
 }
 
 
 /* Read the global configuration file.  This functon needs to be
  * called early.  */
 void
 _scute_read_conf (void)
 {
   enum { oNull = 500, oUser, oDebug, oLogfile };
   gpgrt_opt_t opts[] =
     {
      ARGPARSE_s_s(oUser, "user", NULL ),
      ARGPARSE_s_s(oDebug, "debug", NULL),
      ARGPARSE_s_s(oLogfile, "log-file", NULL),
      ARGPARSE_end()
     };
   int dummy_argc = 0;
   char **dummy_argv = NULL;
   gpgrt_argparse_t pargs = { &dummy_argc, &dummy_argv, ARGPARSE_FLAG_SYS };
 
   gpgrt_set_strusage (my_strusage);
   gpgrt_set_confdir (GPGRT_CONFDIR_SYS, "/etc/gnupg");
 
   while (gpgrt_argparser  (&pargs, opts, "scute.conf"))
     {
       switch (pargs.r_opt)
         {
         case oUser:
           free (_scute_opt.user);
           _scute_opt.user = strdup (pargs.r.ret_str);
           break;
         case oDebug: _scute_opt.debug_flags = 1; break;
         case oLogfile: break;
         case ARGPARSE_CONFFILE: break;
         default : pargs.err = ARGPARSE_PRINT_WARNING; break;
 	}
     }
 
   gpgrt_argparse (NULL, &pargs, NULL);
 
 }