diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
index 316f35af..41d8f788 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.97 2007/01/14 19:20:09 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.98 2007/01/15 08:19:11 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ ntp_main(int pipe_prnt[2], struct ntpd_conf *nconf)
 	conf->status.precision = a;
 	conf->scale = 1;
 
-	sensor_init(conf);
+	sensor_init();
 
 	log_info("ntp engine ready");
 
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
index 37bd314d..75930d1f 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.c,v 1.48 2006/06/30 16:52:13 deraadt Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.c,v 1.49 2007/01/15 08:19:11 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ usage(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct ntpd_conf	 conf;
+	struct ntpd_conf	 lconf;
 	struct pollfd		 pfd[POLL_MAX];
 	pid_t			 chld_pid = 0, pid;
 	const char		*conffile;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	conffile = CONFFILE;
 
-	bzero(&conf, sizeof(conf));
+	bzero(&lconf, sizeof(lconf));
 
 	log_init(1);		/* log to stderr until daemonized */
 	res_init();		/* XXX */
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "df:sS")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'd':
-			conf.debug = 1;
+			lconf.debug = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'f':
 			conffile = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 's':
-			conf.settime = 1;
+			lconf.settime = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'S':
-			conf.settime = 0;
+			lconf.settime = 0;
 			break;
 		default:
 			usage();
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (parse_config(conffile, &conf))
+	if (parse_config(conffile, &lconf))
 		exit(1);
 
 	if (geteuid()) {
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	endpwent();
 
 	reset_adjtime();
-	if (!conf.settime) {
-		log_init(conf.debug);
-		if (!conf.debug)
+	if (!lconf.settime) {
+		log_init(lconf.debug);
+		if (!lconf.debug)
 			if (daemon(1, 0))
 				fatal("daemon");
 	} else
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sighdlr);
 	/* fork child process */
-	chld_pid = ntp_main(pipe_chld, &conf);
+	chld_pid = ntp_main(pipe_chld, &lconf);
 
 	setproctitle("[priv]");
 	readfreq();
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				quit = 1;
 			}
 
-		if (nfds == 0 && conf.settime) {
-			conf.settime = 0;
+		if (nfds == 0 && lconf.settime) {
+			lconf.settime = 0;
 			timeout = INFTIM;
-			log_init(conf.debug);
+			log_init(lconf.debug);
 			log_debug("no reply received in time, skipping initial "
 			    "time setting");
-			if (!conf.debug)
+			if (!lconf.debug)
 				if (daemon(1, 0))
 					fatal("daemon");
 		}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		if (nfds > 0 && pfd[PFD_PIPE].revents & POLLIN) {
 			nfds--;
-			if (dispatch_imsg(&conf) == -1)
+			if (dispatch_imsg(&lconf) == -1)
 				quit = 1;
 		}
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ check_child(pid_t pid, const char *pname)
 }
 
 int
-dispatch_imsg(struct ntpd_conf *conf)
+dispatch_imsg(struct ntpd_conf *lconf)
 {
 	struct imsg		 imsg;
 	int			 n, cnt;
@@ -285,16 +285,16 @@ dispatch_imsg(struct ntpd_conf *conf)
 		case IMSG_SETTIME:
 			if (imsg.hdr.len != IMSG_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(d))
 				fatalx("invalid IMSG_SETTIME received");
-			if (!conf->settime)
+			if (!lconf->settime)
 				break;
-			log_init(conf->debug);
+			log_init(lconf->debug);
 			memcpy(&d, imsg.data, sizeof(d));
 			ntpd_settime(d);
 			/* daemonize now */
-			if (!conf->debug)
+			if (!lconf->debug)
 				if (daemon(1, 0))
 					fatal("daemon");
-			conf->settime = 0;
+			lconf->settime = 0;
 			break;
 		case IMSG_HOST_DNS:
 			name = imsg.data;
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
index e5539e05..ccfeb63b 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.h,v 1.80 2006/12/23 17:49:53 deraadt Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.h,v 1.81 2007/01/15 08:19:11 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ int	 priv_adjtime(void);
 void	 priv_settime(double);
 void	 priv_host_dns(char *, u_int32_t);
 int	 offset_compare(const void *, const void *);
+extern struct ntpd_conf *conf;
 
 /* parse.y */
 int	 parse_config(const char *, struct ntpd_conf *);
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ double			sfp_to_d(struct s_fixedpt);
 struct s_fixedpt	d_to_sfp(double);
 
 /* sensors.c */
-void			sensor_init(struct ntpd_conf *);
+void			sensor_init(void);
 void			sensor_scan(void);
 void			sensor_query(struct ntp_sensor *);
 int			sensor_hotplugfd(void);
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/sensors.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/sensors.c
index 02166671..1058a341 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/sensors.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/sensors.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: sensors.c,v 1.29 2007/01/14 19:18:12 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: sensors.c,v 1.30 2007/01/15 08:19:11 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2006 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ void	sensor_add(int, char *);
 void	sensor_remove(struct ntp_sensor *);
 void	sensor_update(struct ntp_sensor *);
 
-struct ntpd_conf *conf;
-
 void
-sensor_init(struct ntpd_conf *c)
+sensor_init(void)
 {
-	conf = c;
 	TAILQ_INIT(&conf->ntp_sensors);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/server.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/server.c
index 8a823d21..3429aa01 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/server.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/server.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: server.c,v 1.30 2006/07/01 18:52:46 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: server.c,v 1.31 2007/01/15 08:19:11 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "ntpd.h"
 
 int
-setup_listeners(struct servent *se, struct ntpd_conf *conf, u_int *cnt)
+setup_listeners(struct servent *se, struct ntpd_conf *lconf, u_int *cnt)
 {
 	struct listen_addr	*la;
 	struct ifaddrs		*ifa, *ifap;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ setup_listeners(struct servent *se, struct ntpd_conf *conf, u_int *cnt)
 	u_int			 new_cnt = 0;
 	int			 tos = IPTOS_LOWDELAY;
 
-	if (conf->listen_all) {
+	if (lconf->listen_all) {
 		if (getifaddrs(&ifa) == -1)
 			fatal("getifaddrs");
 
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ setup_listeners(struct servent *se, struct ntpd_conf *conf, u_int *cnt)
 				fatal("setup_listeners calloc");
 
 			memcpy(&la->sa, sa, SA_LEN(sa));
-			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&conf->listen_addrs, la, entry);
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&lconf->listen_addrs, la, entry);
 		}
 
 		freeifaddrs(ifa);
 	}
 
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(la, &conf->listen_addrs, entry) {
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(la, &lconf->listen_addrs, entry) {
 		new_cnt++;
 
 		switch (la->sa.ss_family) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ setup_listeners(struct servent *se, struct ntpd_conf *conf, u_int *cnt)
 }
 
 int
-server_dispatch(int fd, struct ntpd_conf *conf)
+server_dispatch(int fd, struct ntpd_conf *lconf)
 {
 	ssize_t			 size;
 	u_int8_t		 version;
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ server_dispatch(int fd, struct ntpd_conf *conf)
 	version = (query.status & VERSIONMASK) >> 3;
 
 	bzero(&reply, sizeof(reply));
-	if (conf->status.synced)
-		reply.status = conf->status.leap;
+	if (lconf->status.synced)
+		reply.status = lconf->status.leap;
 	else
 		reply.status = LI_ALARM;
 	reply.status |= (query.status & VERSIONMASK);
@@ -154,19 +154,19 @@ server_dispatch(int fd, struct ntpd_conf *conf)
 	else
 		reply.status |= MODE_SYM_PAS;
 
-	reply.stratum =	conf->status.stratum;
+	reply.stratum =	lconf->status.stratum;
 	reply.ppoll = query.ppoll;
-	reply.precision = conf->status.precision;
+	reply.precision = lconf->status.precision;
 	reply.rectime = d_to_lfp(rectime);
-	reply.reftime = d_to_lfp(conf->status.reftime);
+	reply.reftime = d_to_lfp(lconf->status.reftime);
 	reply.xmttime = d_to_lfp(gettime_corrected());
 	reply.orgtime = query.xmttime;
-	reply.rootdelay = d_to_sfp(conf->status.rootdelay);
+	reply.rootdelay = d_to_sfp(lconf->status.rootdelay);
 
 	if (version > 3)
-		reply.refid = conf->status.refid4;
+		reply.refid = lconf->status.refid4;
 	else
-		reply.refid = conf->status.refid;
+		reply.refid = lconf->status.refid;
 
 	ntp_sendmsg(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&fsa, &reply, size, 0);
 	return (0);