diff --git a/ede-preferred-applications/PredefApps.h b/ede-preferred-applications/PredefApps.h
index 8708be3..3627f47 100644
--- a/ede-preferred-applications/PredefApps.h
+++ b/ede-preferred-applications/PredefApps.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ struct KnownApp {
 
 #define KNOWN_APP_END {0, 0} 
 
+/* to allow inclusion from single place, without issuing gcc warnings */
+#if KNOWN_APP_PREDEFINED
 static KnownApp app_browsers[] = {
 	{"Mozilla Firefox", "firefox"},
 	{"Mozilla Seamonkey", "seamonkey"},
@@ -40,5 +42,6 @@ static KnownApp app_terminals[] = {
 	{"Xfce Terminal", "xfterm4"},
 	KNOWN_APP_END
 };
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ede-preferred-applications/ede-preferred-applications.cpp b/ede-preferred-applications/ede-preferred-applications.cpp
index 991a35c..6892a8f 100644
--- a/ede-preferred-applications/ede-preferred-applications.cpp
+++ b/ede-preferred-applications/ede-preferred-applications.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <edelib/Resource.h>
 #include <edelib/Debug.h>
 
+#define KNOWN_APP_PREDEFINED 1
+#include "PredefApps.h"
 #include "AppChoice.h"
 
 #define EMPTY_STR(s) (s[0] == '\0' || (strlen(s) == 0))