diff --git a/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.cpp b/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.cpp
index 70e6283ff6..774c28c0b6 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <memory>
+#include <converter/converter.h>
 
 typedef std::shared_ptr<scap_evt> safe_scap_evt_t;
 
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ static inline safe_scap_evt_t safe_scap_evt(scap_evt *evt) {
 // use a shared pointer to store the events
 static std::unordered_map<uint64_t, safe_scap_evt_t> evt_storage = {};
 
-extern const struct ppm_event_info g_event_info[];
-
 static const char *get_event_name(ppm_event_code event_type) {
 	const struct ppm_event_info *event_info = &g_event_info[event_type];
 	return event_info->name;
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.h b/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.h
index 338486b103..7c8cab11db 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.h
+++ b/userspace/libscap/engine/savefile/converter/converter.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <libscap/engine/savefile/converter/results.h>
 
 typedef struct ppm_evt_hdr scap_evt;
+struct ppm_event_info;
+
+extern const struct ppm_event_info g_event_info[];
 
 // 50 consecutive conversions on the same event should be more than enough
 #define MAX_CONVERSION_BOUNDARY 50