diff --git a/lib/libminixfs/cache.c b/lib/libminixfs/cache.c
index 2ff548faa..0bf7e27f7 100644
--- a/lib/libminixfs/cache.c
+++ b/lib/libminixfs/cache.c
@@ -616,12 +616,10 @@ void lmfs_rw_scattered(
   int gap;
   register int i;
   register iovec_t *iop;
-  static iovec_t *iovec = NULL;
+  static iovec_t iovec[NR_IOREQS];
   u64_t pos;
   int iov_per_block;
 
-  STATICINIT(iovec, NR_IOREQS);
-
   assert(dev != NO_DEV);
   assert(!(fs_block_size % PAGE_SIZE));
   assert(fs_block_size > 0);