diff --git a/src/support/tests/dummy_functions.cpp b/src/support/tests/dummy_functions.cpp
index 5a99081b77..6b1066052c 100644
--- a/src/support/tests/dummy_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/support/tests/dummy_functions.cpp
@@ -34,5 +34,11 @@ namespace lyx {
 	{
 		return string();
 	}
+	//
+	// Dummy verbose support
+	//
+
+	bool verbose = false;
+
 
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/dummy_functions.cpp b/src/tests/dummy_functions.cpp
index 2ee622e8e5..074e2297ce 100644
--- a/src/tests/dummy_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/dummy_functions.cpp
@@ -52,5 +52,10 @@ namespace lyx {
 		static frontend::FontMetrics dummy;
 		return dummy;
 	}
+	//
+	// Dummy verbose support
+	//
+
+	bool verbose = false;
 
 }