diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 8c8efaf..33a1501 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ tmoveto(int x, int y) {
 
 void
 tsetchar(char *c) {
-	char *vt100_0[62] = { /* 0x41 - 0x7e */
+	static char *vt100_0[62] = { /* 0x41 - 0x7e */
 		"↑", "↓", "→", "←", "█", "▚", "☃", /* A - G */
 		0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* H - O */
 		0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* P - W */