2 files changed, 33 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/symbol.c b/symbol.c
index bafa7c43..fb86c642 100644
--- a/symbol.c
+++ b/symbol.c
@@ -627,6 +627,27 @@ void check_declaration(struct symbol *sym)
 	}
 }
 
+static void inherit_static(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	struct symbol *prev;
+
+	// only 'plain' symbols are concerned
+	if (sym->ctype.modifiers & (MOD_STATIC|MOD_EXTERN))
+		return;
+
+	for (prev = sym->next_id; prev; prev = prev->next_id) {
+		if (prev->namespace != NS_SYMBOL)
+			continue;
+		if (prev->scope != file_scope)
+			continue;
+
+		sym->ctype.modifiers |= prev->ctype.modifiers & MOD_STATIC;
+
+		// previous declarations are already converted
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 void bind_symbol(struct symbol *sym, struct ident *ident, enum namespace ns)
 {
 	struct scope *scope;
@@ -650,6 +671,8 @@ void bind_symbol(struct symbol *sym, struct ident *ident, enum namespace ns)
 	if (ns == NS_SYMBOL && toplevel(scope)) {
 		unsigned mod = MOD_ADDRESSABLE | MOD_TOPLEVEL;
 
+		inherit_static(sym);
+
 		scope = global_scope;
 		if (sym->ctype.modifiers & MOD_STATIC ||
 		    is_extern_inline(sym)) {
diff --git a/validation/static-forward-decl.c b/validation/static-forward-decl.c
index daad1ecb..d25d8152 100644
--- a/validation/static-forward-decl.c
+++ b/validation/static-forward-decl.c
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-static int f(void);
+int fref(void);
+int fref(void) { return 0; }
+
+static
+int floc(void);
+int floc(void) { return 0; }
+
+static
+int oloc;
+int oloc = 0;
 
-int f(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 /*
  * check-name: static forward declaration
- *
- * check-error-start
-static-forward-decl.c:3:5: warning: symbol 'f' was not declared. Should it be static?
- * check-error-end
  */