diff --git a/tools/scribe/src/main.cpp b/tools/scribe/src/main.cpp
index fef2ea0308..b95d1df6ec 100755
--- a/tools/scribe/src/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/scribe/src/main.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv) {
         }
 
         targetStringStream << "// File generated by Scribe " << vars["_SCRIBE_DATE"] << std::endl;
-        targetStringStream << "extern const char " << targetName << "[];\n";
-        targetStringStream << "const char " << targetName << "[] = \n";
+        targetStringStream << "extern const char " << targetName << "[] = \n";
 
         // Write the pages content
         for (auto page : pages) {