diff --git a/src/core/debug_state.cpp b/src/core/debug_state.cpp
index 6508a9875df..23ebcbb9b69 100644
--- a/src/core/debug_state.cpp
+++ b/src/core/debug_state.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ using namespace DebugStateType;
 
 DebugStateImpl& DebugState = *Common::Singleton<DebugStateImpl>::Instance();
 
+bool DebugStateType::showing_debug_menu_bar = false;
+
 static ThreadID ThisThreadID() {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     return GetCurrentThreadId();
diff --git a/src/core/debug_state.h b/src/core/debug_state.h
index a9e6f48b778..217efd1a9b3 100644
--- a/src/core/debug_state.h
+++ b/src/core/debug_state.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class ShaderList;
 
 namespace DebugStateType {
 
+extern bool showing_debug_menu_bar;
+
 enum class QueueType {
     dcb = 0,
     ccb = 1,
@@ -131,8 +133,6 @@ class DebugStateImpl {
     friend class Core::Devtools::Widget::FrameGraph;
     friend class Core::Devtools::Widget::ShaderList;
 
-    bool showing_debug_menu_bar = false;
-
     std::queue<std::string> debug_message_popup;
 
     std::mutex guest_threads_mutex{};