1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index c7ff6c6..772ef8c 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -1262,8 +1262,8 @@ eval (struct ebuffer *ebuf, int set_default)
 
                 if (!reject)
                   {
-                    (void) define_variable (
-                      ".DEFAULT_TARGET", 15, t->name, o_file, 0);
+                    (void) define_variable_global (
+                      ".DEFAULT_TARGET", 15, t->name, o_file, 0, NILF);
                     break;
                   }
               }