diff --git a/firmware/settings.c b/firmware/settings.c
index db86ecb651..da69a9d254 100644
--- a/firmware/settings.c
+++ b/firmware/settings.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "panic.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
+user_settings_t global_settings;
+
 /*
  * persist all runtime user settings to disk
  */
@@ -97,8 +99,3 @@ void display_current_settings( user_settings_t *settings )
     settings = settings;
 #endif
 }
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/firmware/settings.h b/firmware/settings.h
index 935c611161..53b2b4738d 100644
--- a/firmware/settings.h
+++ b/firmware/settings.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ void reload_all_settings( user_settings_t *settings );
 void reset_settings( user_settings_t *settings );
 void display_current_settings( user_settings_t *settings );
 
+/* global settings */
+extern user_settings_t global_settings;
+
 /* system defines */
 
 #define DEFAULT_VOLUME_SETTING     70
@@ -78,6 +81,3 @@ void display_current_settings( user_settings_t *settings );
 
 
 #endif /* __SETTINGS_H__ */
-
-
-