diff --git a/src/nvim/arglist.c b/src/nvim/arglist.c
index 30000451f8..1d5903aefc 100644
--- a/src/nvim/arglist.c
+++ b/src/nvim/arglist.c
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static const char e_window_layout_changed_unexpectedly[]
   = N_("E249: Window layout changed unexpectedly");
-static const char e_cannot_change_arglist_recursively[]
-  = N_("E1156: Cannot change the argument list recursively");
 
 enum {
   AL_SET = 1,
diff --git a/src/nvim/errors.h b/src/nvim/errors.h
index e7e1395184..b63929a657 100644
--- a/src/nvim/errors.h
+++ b/src/nvim/errors.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ EXTERN const char e_no_more_directory_str_found_in_cdpath[] INIT(= N_("E346: No
 EXTERN const char e_no_more_file_str_found_in_path[] INIT(= N_("E347: No more file \"%s\" found in path"));
 
 EXTERN const char e_cannot_define_autocommands_for_all_events[] INIT(= N_("E1155: Cannot define autocommands for ALL events"));
+EXTERN const char e_cannot_change_arglist_recursively[] INIT(= N_("E1156: Cannot change the argument list recursively"));
 
 EXTERN const char e_resulting_text_too_long[] INIT(= N_("E1240: Resulting text too long"));