diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
index 4e445a542..6870ce59e 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-static const UniValue nullValue;
+const UniValue NullUniValue;
 
 void UniValue::clear()
 {
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ bool UniValue::checkObject(const std::map<std::string,UniValue::VType>& t)
 const UniValue& UniValue::operator[](const std::string& key) const
 {
     if (typ != VOBJ)
-        return nullValue;
+        return NullUniValue;
 
     int index = findKey(key);
     if (index < 0)
-        return nullValue;
+        return NullUniValue;
 
     return values[index];
 }
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ const UniValue& UniValue::operator[](const std::string& key) const
 const UniValue& UniValue::operator[](unsigned int index) const
 {
     if (typ != VOBJ && typ != VARR)
-        return nullValue;
+        return NullUniValue;
     if (index >= values.size())
-        return nullValue;
+        return NullUniValue;
 
     return values[index];
 }
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.h b/src/univalue/univalue.h
index d31c596a6..afe751ed9 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.h
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.h
@@ -152,4 +152,6 @@ extern enum jtokentype getJsonToken(std::string& tokenVal,
                                     unsigned int& consumed, const char *raw);
 extern const char *uvTypeName(UniValue::VType t);
 
+extern const UniValue NullUniValue;
 #endif // BITCOIN_UNIVALUE_UNIVALUE_H
+