diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Unix/ether_unix.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/Unix/ether_unix.cpp
index b0709e53..d1bba9b8 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/Unix/ether_unix.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Unix/ether_unix.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ void EtherInterrupt(void)
 	D(bug("EtherIRQ\n"));
 
 	// Call protocol handler for received packets
-	uint8 packet[1516];
+	// NOTE: "static" so that packet[] has a 32-bit address (.data section, not stack)
+	static uint8 packet[1516];
 	ssize_t length;
 	for (;;) {