diff --git a/vm/debug.cpp b/vm/debug.cpp
index 870c817a2b..5d033fd90e 100755
--- a/vm/debug.cpp
+++ b/vm/debug.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 namespace factor
 {
 
-static bool fep_disabled;
-static bool full_output;
 
 void factorvm::print_chars(string* str)
 {
@@ -346,8 +344,6 @@ void dump_objects(cell type)
 	return vm->dump_objects(type);
 }
 
-cell look_for;
-cell obj;
 
 void factorvm::find_data_references_step(cell *scan)
 {
diff --git a/vm/vm.hpp b/vm/vm.hpp
index 8eda721992..4ad83b86be 100644
--- a/vm/vm.hpp
+++ b/vm/vm.hpp
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ struct factorvm {
 	template <typename TYPE> TYPE *reallot_array(TYPE *array_, cell capacity);
 
 	//debug
+	bool fep_disabled;
+	bool full_output;
+	cell look_for;
+	cell obj;
 	void print_chars(string* str);
 	void print_word(word* word, cell nesting);
 	void print_factor_string(string* str);
@@ -1073,7 +1077,6 @@ inline cell tag_boolean(cell untagged)
 	return vm->tag_boolean(untagged);
 }
 
-
 // next method here: