diff --git a/LibOS/shim/include/shim_internal.h b/LibOS/shim/include/shim_internal.h
index 37e49381..8de80b60 100644
--- a/LibOS/shim/include/shim_internal.h
+++ b/LibOS/shim/include/shim_internal.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static inline void do_pause (void);
 #define DEBUG_HERE() \
     do { debug("%s (" __FILE__ ":%d)\n", __func__, __LINE__); } while (0)
 
+extern bool fpu_xstate_enabled;
 extern unsigned long fpu_xstate_size;
 attribute_nofp void fpstate_save(struct _libc_fpstate* fpstate);
 attribute_nofp void fpstate_restore(const struct _libc_fpstate* fpstate);
diff --git a/LibOS/shim/src/shim_init.c b/LibOS/shim/src/shim_init.c
index 9abdbee8..853b26cb 100644
--- a/LibOS/shim/src/shim_init.c
+++ b/LibOS/shim/src/shim_init.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ size_t g_pal_alloc_align;
 
 const unsigned int glibc_version = GLIBC_VERSION;
 
-static bool fpu_xstate_enabled = false;
+bool fpu_xstate_enabled = false;
 static uint64_t fpu_xfeatures = PAL_XFEATURE_MASK_FPSSE;
 unsigned long fpu_xstate_size = 512 + 64;