diff --git a/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp b/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp
index 8e5588fe92..a0a619c393 100644
--- a/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp
+++ b/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #include "reseditr.h"
 
+static char wxBuffer[512];
+
 char *SafeString(char *s);
 char *SafeWord(const wxString& s);