diff --git a/config.h.def b/config.h.def
index 36e32254f2..859daec4bb 100644
--- a/config.h.def
+++ b/config.h.def
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static const float xscale = 3.0; // Real x res = 296 * xscale
 static const float yscale = 3.0; // Real y res = 224 * yscale
 
 // Fullscreen
-static bool fullscreen = false; // To start in Fullscreen or not
+#define START_FULLSCREEN false; // To start in Fullscreen or not
 static const unsigned fullscreen_x = 1280;
 static const unsigned fullscreen_y = 720;
 
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index b2e13bb542..50b071add8 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@
 
 extern bool verbose;
 extern SRC_STATE *source;
+extern bool fullscreen;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index c19213a723..7ed812dd08 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static void print_help(void)
    puts("\t-v/--verbose: Verbose logging");
 }
 
+bool fullscreen = START_FULLSCREEN;
 static FILE* rom_file = NULL;
 static char savefile_name_srm[256] = {0};
 bool verbose = false;