diff --git a/thirdparty/vschannel/vschannel.c b/thirdparty/vschannel/vschannel.c
index 8af5d55e43..4cc5f02e56 100644
--- a/thirdparty/vschannel/vschannel.c
+++ b/thirdparty/vschannel/vschannel.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ DWORD   protocol        = 0;
 ALG_ID  aid_key_exch    = 0;
 
 
-struct TlsContext tls_ctx;
 // TODO: joe-c
 // socket / tls ctx
 struct TlsContext {
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ struct TlsContext {
 	PCCERT_CONTEXT         p_pemote_cert_context;
 };
 
+struct TlsContext tls_ctx;
+
 struct TlsContext new_tls_context() {
 	return (struct TlsContext) {
 		.cert_store            = NULL,