diff --git a/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp b/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp
index cac6bfc..ce62b37 100644
--- a/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp
+++ b/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp
@@ -7,20 +7,9 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace DBus;
 
-static const char *tab = "    ";
-
-static const char *header = "\n\
-/*\n\
- *	This file was automatically generated by dbusxx-xml2cpp; DO NOT EDIT!\n\
- */\n\
-\n\
-";
-
-static const char *dbus_includes = "\n\
-#include <dbus-c++/dbus.h>\n\
-#include <cassert>\n\n\
-\n\
-";
+extern const char *tab;
+extern const char *header;
+extern const char *dbus_includes;
 
 /*! Generate adaptor code for a XML introspection
   */
diff --git a/tools/generate_proxy.cpp b/tools/generate_proxy.cpp
index 64da9fa..743ba30 100644
--- a/tools/generate_proxy.cpp
+++ b/tools/generate_proxy.cpp
@@ -7,20 +7,9 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace DBus;
 
-static const char *tab = "    ";
-
-static const char *header = "\n\
-/*\n\
- *	This file was automatically generated by dbusxx-xml2cpp; DO NOT EDIT!\n\
- */\n\
-\n\
-";
-
-static const char *dbus_includes = "\n\
-#include <dbus-c++/dbus.h>\n\
-#include <cassert>\n\n\
-\n\
-";
+extern const char *tab;
+extern const char *header;
+extern const char *dbus_includes;
 
 /*! Generate proxy code for a XML introspection
   */
diff --git a/tools/generator_utils.cpp b/tools/generator_utils.cpp
index 4ebeb98..e033d5a 100644
--- a/tools/generator_utils.cpp
+++ b/tools/generator_utils.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+const char *tab = "    ";
+
+const char *header = "\n\
+/*\n\
+ *	This file was automatically generated by dbusxx-xml2cpp; DO NOT EDIT!\n\
+ */\n\
+\n\
+";
+
+const char *dbus_includes = "\n\
+#include <dbus-c++/dbus.h>\n\
+#include <cassert>\n\n\
+\n\
+";
+
 const char *atomic_type_to_string(char t)
 {
 	static struct { char type; const char *name; } atos[] =