diff --git a/output/outelf.c b/output/outelf.c
index 19fc99fb..a8e23478 100644
--- a/output/outelf.c
+++ b/output/outelf.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 
 #if defined(OF_ELF32) || defined(OF_ELF64) || defined(OF_ELFX32)
 
+uint8_t elf_osabi = 0;      /* Default OSABI = 0 (System V or Linux) */
+uint8_t elf_abiver = 0;     /* Current ABI version */
+
 const struct elf_known_section elf_known_sections[] = {
     { ".text",    SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC|SHF_EXECINSTR,     16 },
     { ".rodata",  SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC,                    4 },
@@ -125,4 +128,47 @@ void elf_section_attrib(char *name, char *attr, int pass,
     }
 }
 
+int elf_directive(enum directives directive, char *value, int pass)
+{
+    int64_t n;
+    bool err;
+    char *p;
+
+    switch (directive) {
+    case D_OSABI:
+        if (pass == 2)
+            return 1; /* ignore in pass 2 */
+
+        n = readnum(value, &err);
+        if (err) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "`osabi' directive requires a parameter");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        if (n < 0 || n > 255) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "valid osabi numbers are 0 to 255");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        elf_osabi  = n;
+        elf_abiver = 0;
+
+        p = strchr(value,',');
+        if (!p)
+            return 1;
+
+        n = readnum(p + 1, &err);
+        if (err || n < 0 || n > 255) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ABI version number (valid: 0 to 255)");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        elf_abiver = n;
+        return 1;
+
+    default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 #endif /* defined(OF_ELF32) || defined(OF_ELF64) || defined(OF_ELFX32) */
diff --git a/output/outelf.h b/output/outelf.h
index fbf23fba..62677215 100644
--- a/output/outelf.h
+++ b/output/outelf.h
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ struct stabentry {
 #define sec_debug_frame         (nsections-2)
 #define sec_debug_loc           (nsections-1)
 
+extern uint8_t elf_osabi;
+extern uint8_t elf_abiver;
+
+int elf_directive(enum directives directive, char *value, int pass);
 void elf_section_attrib(char *name, char *attr, int pass,
 			uint32_t *flags_and, uint32_t *flags_or,
 			uint64_t *align, int *type);
diff --git a/output/outelf32.c b/output/outelf32.c
index 83aedb0d..462e5bcb 100644
--- a/output/outelf32.c
+++ b/output/outelf32.c
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ static struct Symbol *fwds;
 
 static char elf_module[FILENAME_MAX];
 
-static uint8_t elf_osabi = 0;   /* Default OSABI = 0 (System V or Linux) */
-static uint8_t elf_abiver = 0;  /* Current ABI version */
-
 extern struct ofmt of_elf32;
 
 static struct ELF_SECTDATA {
@@ -1360,46 +1357,6 @@ static int32_t elf_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int elf_directive(enum directives directive, char *value, int pass)
-{
-    bool err;
-    int64_t n;
-    char *p;
-
-    switch (directive) {
-    case D_OSABI:
-        if (pass == 2)
-            return 1; /* ignore in pass 2 */
-
-        n = readnum(value, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "`osabi' directive requires a parameter");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (n < 0 || n > 255) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "valid osabi numbers are 0 to 255");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        elf_osabi  = n;
-        elf_abiver = 0;
-
-        if ((p = strchr(value,',')) == NULL)
-            return 1;
-
-        n = readnum(p+1, &err);
-        if (err || n < 0 || n > 255) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ABI version number (valid: 0 to 255)");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        elf_abiver = n;
-        return 1;
-
-    default:
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
 static void elf_filename(char *inname, char *outname)
 {
     strcpy(elf_module, inname);
diff --git a/output/outelf64.c b/output/outelf64.c
index 40d5f1eb..537d3a5b 100644
--- a/output/outelf64.c
+++ b/output/outelf64.c
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ static struct Symbol *fwds;
 
 static char elf_module[FILENAME_MAX];
 
-static uint8_t elf_osabi = 0;   /* Default OSABI = 0 (System V or Linux) */
-static uint8_t elf_abiver = 0;  /* Current ABI version */
-
 extern struct ofmt of_elf64;
 
 static struct ELF_SECTDATA {
@@ -1455,46 +1452,6 @@ static int32_t elf_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int elf_directive(enum directives directive, char *value, int pass)
-{
-    bool err;
-    int64_t n;
-    char *p;
-
-    switch (directive) {
-    case D_OSABI:
-        if (pass == 2)
-            return 1; /* ignore in pass 2 */
-
-        n = readnum(value, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "`osabi' directive requires a parameter");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (n < 0 || n > 255) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "valid osabi numbers are 0 to 255");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        elf_osabi  = n;
-        elf_abiver = 0;
-
-        if ((p = strchr(value,',')) == NULL)
-            return 1;
-
-        n = readnum(p+1, &err);
-        if (err || n < 0 || n > 255) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ABI version number (valid: 0 to 255)");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        elf_abiver = n;
-        return 1;
-
-    default:
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
 static void elf_filename(char *inname, char *outname)
 {
     strcpy(elf_module, inname);
diff --git a/output/outelfx32.c b/output/outelfx32.c
index 1f1ed4d7..ccb022db 100644
--- a/output/outelfx32.c
+++ b/output/outelfx32.c
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ static struct Symbol *fwds;
 
 static char elf_module[FILENAME_MAX];
 
-static uint8_t elf_osabi = 0;   /* Default OSABI = 0 (System V or Linux) */
-static uint8_t elf_abiver = 0;  /* Current ABI version */
-
 extern struct ofmt of_elfx32;
 
 static struct ELF_SECTDATA {
@@ -1413,46 +1410,6 @@ static int32_t elf_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int elf_directive(enum directives directive, char *value, int pass)
-{
-    bool err;
-    int64_t n;
-    char *p;
-
-    switch (directive) {
-    case D_OSABI:
-        if (pass == 2)
-            return 1;           /* ignore in pass 2 */
-
-        n = readnum(value, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "`osabi' directive requires a parameter");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (n < 0 || n > 255) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "valid osabi numbers are 0 to 255");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        elf_osabi  = n;
-        elf_abiver = 0;
-
-        if ((p = strchr(value,',')) == NULL)
-            return 1;
-
-        n = readnum(p+1, &err);
-        if (err || n < 0 || n > 255) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ABI version number (valid: 0 to 255)");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        elf_abiver = n;
-        return 1;
-
-    default:
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
 static void elf_filename(char *inname, char *outname)
 {
     strcpy(elf_module, inname);