diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
index 37c4df3c..3ac8405c 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
@@ -1227,8 +1227,8 @@ np_up(unit, proto)
 	 * Set a timeout to close the connection once the maximum
 	 * connect time has expired.
 	 */
-	if (maxconnect > 0)
-	    TIMEOUT(connect_time_expired, 0, maxconnect);
+	if (ppp_settings.maxconnect > 0)
+	    TIMEOUT(connect_time_expired, 0, ppp_settings.maxconnect);
 
 #ifdef MAXOCTETS
 	if (maxoctets > 0)
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/options.c b/src/netif/ppp/options.c
index 0cbe1de7..d2707d75 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/options.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/options.c
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ char	devnam[MAXPATHLEN];	/* Device name */
 #endif
 bool	nodetach = 0;		/* Don't detach from controlling tty */
 bool	updetach = 0;		/* Detach once link is up */
-int	maxconnect = 0;		/* Maximum connect time */
 #if 0
+int	maxconnect = 0;		/* Maximum connect time */
 char	user[MAXNAMELEN];	/* Username for PAP */
 char	passwd[MAXSECRETLEN];	/* Password for PAP */
 #endif
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h b/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h
index dfdacb64..184dfdd5 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ extern u_char	outpacket_buf[]; /* Buffer for outgoing packets */
 /* FIXME: add more HAVE_MULTILINK */
 extern bool	multilink;	/* enable multilink operation */
 
-/* FIXME: it is really necessary ? */
-extern int	maxconnect;	/* Maximum connect time (seconds) */
-
 #ifdef HAVE_MULTILINK
 extern bool	doing_multilink;
 extern bool	multilink_master;