diff --git a/sha256test.c b/sha256test.c
index e1a1995..16f3e40 100644
--- a/sha256test.c
+++ b/sha256test.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     long double bytes_per_sec;
     
     struct sha256_context *context, **context_hndl;
-    struct sha256_context context_init = {0,0,0, {0}, {0},
+    static struct sha256_context context_init = {0,0,0, {0}, {0},
         {0x61,0x62,0x63,0x80,
          0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
          0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,