diff --git a/Include/cinder/hooks.h b/Include/cinder/hooks.h
index eb66d94e3d7..7c085f2b84b 100644
--- a/Include/cinder/hooks.h
+++ b/Include/cinder/hooks.h
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ CiAPI_DATA(Ci_HookType_PyJIT_GetCurrentCodeFlags)
 CiAPI_DATA(int64_t) __strobe_RuntimeFrameState_py_code;
 CiAPI_DATA(int64_t) __strobe_CodeRuntime_py_code;
 
+CiAPI_DATA(PyObject*) CiExc_StaticTypeError;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif
diff --git a/Python/cinderhooks.c b/Python/cinderhooks.c
index 064e4af2e88..d18ac98796b 100644
--- a/Python/cinderhooks.c
+++ b/Python/cinderhooks.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Ci_HookType_PyJIT_GetBuiltins Ci_hook_PyJIT_GetBuiltins = NULL;
 Ci_HookType_PyJIT_GetGlobals Ci_hook_PyJIT_GetGlobals = NULL;
 Ci_HookType_PyJIT_GetCurrentCodeFlags Ci_hook_PyJIT_GetCurrentCodeFlags = NULL;
 
+PyObject* CiExc_StaticTypeError = NULL;
+
 // For backward compatibility, we need this in libpython rather than the
 // CinderX module.
 int _PyShadowFrame_WalkAndPopulate(