diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index 4a0da8eade..47ef32e1f6 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ RAN_CONTEXT_t RC;
 int32_t uplink_frequency_offset[MAX_NUM_CCs][4];
 
 double cpuf;
+char *uecap_file;
 
 uint16_t sf_ahead=4 ;
 uint16_t sl_ahead=0;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/prachsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/prachsim.c
index 6b9512a38b..fb0f37d7ac 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/prachsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/prachsim.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 LCHAN_DESC DCCH_LCHAN_DESC,DTCH_DL_LCHAN_DESC,DTCH_UL_LCHAN_DESC;
 rlc_info_t Rlc_info_um,Rlc_info_am_config;
 
+char *uecap_file;
 PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB;
 PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE;
 RAN_CONTEXT_t RC;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
index ceeded145a..6c2ea03421 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ rlc_info_t Rlc_info_um,Rlc_info_am_config;
 PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB;
 PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE;
 RAN_CONTEXT_t RC;
+char *uecap_file;
 int32_t uplink_frequency_offset[MAX_NUM_CCs][4];
 
 uint16_t sf_ahead=4 ;