diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 867da5b..1287d24 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@
 		    ;
 #ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
 EXTERN int	ex_normal_busy INIT(= 0); /* recursivenes of ex_normal() */
+EXTERN int	ex_normal_lock INIT(= 0); /* forbid use of ex_normal() */
 #endif
 EXTERN int	stop_insert_mode;	/* for ":stopinsert" and 'insertmode' */