diff --git a/util/ceg/defaults/.distr b/util/ceg/defaults/.distr
index 469214523..e6653c9af 100644
--- a/util/ceg/defaults/.distr
+++ b/util/ceg/defaults/.distr
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ m_C_mnem_na
 argtype
 C_out_skel.c
 mk_C_out
+EM_vars.c
diff --git a/util/ceg/defaults/EM_vars.c b/util/ceg/defaults/EM_vars.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e75daf4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/ceg/defaults/EM_vars.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include <em_arith.h>
+int EM_holinit = 0;
+arith EM_holsize = 0;
diff --git a/util/ceg/defaults/Makefile b/util/ceg/defaults/Makefile
index 9367d12b5..bd5ba1436 100644
--- a/util/ceg/defaults/Makefile
+++ b/util/ceg/defaults/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ install:	all
 	-mkdir $(DEF)/pseudo
 	-mkdir $(DEF)/storage
 	cp pseudo_vars.c $(DEF)
+	cp EM_vars.c $(DEF)
 	for i in $(MessageList) ; do cp message/$$i $(DEF)/message/$$i ; done
 	for i in $(NotimplList) ; do cp not_impl/$$i $(DEF)/not_impl/$$i ; done
 	for i in $(PseudoList) ; do cp pseudo/$$i $(DEF)/pseudo/$$i ; done
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ install:	all
 
 cmp:
 	-cmp pseudo_vars.c $(DEF)/pseudo_vars.c
+	-cmp EM_vars.c $(DEF)/EM_vars.c
 	-for i in $(MessageList) ; do cmp message/$$i $(DEF)/message/$$i ; done
 	-for i in $(NotimplList) ; do cmp not_impl/$$i $(DEF)/not_impl/$$i ; done
 	-for i in $(PseudoList) ; do cmp pseudo/$$i $(DEF)/pseudo/$$i ; done