--- a/mcabber/mcabber/screen.c	Mon Nov 21 20:58:58 2016 +0100
+++ b/mcabber/mcabber/screen.c	Tue Dec 13 22:26:45 2016 +0100
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_ATTENTION_CHAR '!'
 
-extern int build_buddylist;
-
 const char *LocaleCharSet = "C";
 
 static unsigned short int Log_Win_Height;
@@ -2540,7 +2538,7 @@
   }
   // We should rebuild the buddylist but not everytime
   if (!(buddylist_get_filter() & 1<<prev_st))
-    build_buddylist = TRUE;
+    buddylist_build();
   update_roster = TRUE;
 }