diff --git a/include/common/defaults.h b/include/common/defaults.h
index a2267b1..f0873cf 100644
--- a/include/common/defaults.h
+++ b/include/common/defaults.h
@@ -179,4 +179,9 @@
 #define MAX_SIGNAL 256
 #endif
 
+/* Maximum host name length */
+#ifndef MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN
+#define MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN	32
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _COMMON_DEFAULTS_H */
diff --git a/include/types/global.h b/include/types/global.h
index 1ba0b11..542abfe 100644
--- a/include/types/global.h
+++ b/include/types/global.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 extern const int one;
 extern const struct linger nolinger;
 extern int stopping;	/* non zero means stopping in progress */
+extern char hostname[MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN];
 
 #endif /* _TYPES_GLOBAL_H */