diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b79b496..892be35 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = cmph
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcmph.la
 include_HEADERS = cmph.h cmph_types.h
 libcmph_la_SOURCES = debug.h\
-				  bitbool.h bitbool.c\
+				  bitbool.h\
 				  cmph_types.h\
 				  hash.h hash_state.h hash.c\
 				  jenkins_hash.h jenkins_hash.c\
diff --git a/src/bitbool.c b/src/bitbool.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a97b1ae..0000000
--- a/src/bitbool.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "bitbool.h"
-const cmph_uint8 bitmask[] = { 1, 1 << 1, 1 << 2, 1 << 3, 1 << 4, 1 << 5, 1 << 6, 1 << 7 };
-const cmph_uint8 valuemask[] = { 0xfc, 0xf3, 0xcf, 0x3f};
diff --git a/src/bitbool.h b/src/bitbool.h
index c46be05..6c92b8b 100644
--- a/src/bitbool.h
+++ b/src/bitbool.h
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef _CMPH_BITBOOL_H__
 #define _CMPH_BITBOOL_H__
 #include "cmph_types.h" 
-extern const cmph_uint8 bitmask[];
+
+static const cmph_uint8 bitmask[] = { 1, 1 << 1, 1 << 2, 1 << 3, 1 << 4, 1 << 5, 1 << 6, 1 << 7 };
+static const cmph_uint8 valuemask[] = { 0xfc, 0xf3, 0xcf, 0x3f};
+
+// extern const cmph_uint8 bitmask[];
 
 
 /** \def GETBIT(array, i)