--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 */
 void performAction(WSETUP *wayv, WGESTURE *gesture, GDISPLAY *video, GPOINT *gpoints) {
 	int i, n, a, b;
+	pid_t child = 0;
 	char **temp, *single, *comp;
 
 	/* Action names have to be at least one character in length */
--- a/src/process.h
+++ b/src/process.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include "display.h"
 #include "gesture.h"
 
-int child;
-
 void performAction(WSETUP *, WGESTURE *, GDISPLAY *, GPOINT *);
 void destroyZombies(int);
 char **createCmdLine(char *, GDISPLAY *, GPOINT *);