diff --git a/src/mx/memory/global_heap.cpp b/src/mx/memory/global_heap.cpp
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+++ b/src/mx/memory/global_heap.cpp
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+#include "global_heap.h"
+
+Genode::Heap mx::memory::GlobalHeap::_heap {system::Environment::env->ram(), system::Environment::env->rm()};
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