diff --git a/src/cpp.c b/src/cpp.c
index da808be..f50b930 100644
--- a/src/cpp.c
+++ b/src/cpp.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static int _cpp_callback_word(Parser * parser, Token * token, int c,
 static int _cpp_callback_unknown(Parser * parser, Token * token, int c,
 		void * data)
 {
-	static char buf[2] = { '\0', '\0' };
+	char buf[2] = { '\0', '\0' };
 
 	if(c == EOF)
 		return 1;