1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/stat.c b/src/stat.c
index 7b750a085..0d52c27b1 100644
--- a/src/stat.c
+++ b/src/stat.c
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ static struct option const long_options[] = {
   {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
-char const *program_name;
-
 /* Whether to follow symbolic links;  True for --dereference (-L).  */
 static bool follow_links;
 
@@ -1005,7 +1003,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   bool ok = true;
 
   initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
-  program_name = argv[0];
+  set_program_name (argv[0]);
   setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
   bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
   textdomain (PACKAGE);