diff --git a/coders/meta.c b/coders/meta.c
index 3a8546c..f1c25fd 100644
--- a/coders/meta.c
+++ b/coders/meta.c
@@ -951,8 +951,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static char psheader[] = "\xFF\xED\0\0Photoshop 3.0\08BIM\x04\x04\0\0\0\0";
-
 /* Embed binary IPTC data into a JPEG image. */
 static int jpeg_embed(Image *ifile, Image *ofile, Image *iptc)
 {
@@ -995,6 +993,9 @@
 
         if (iptc != (Image *)NULL)
           {
+            char
+              psheader[] = "\xFF\xED\0\0Photoshop 3.0\08BIM\x04\x04\0\0\0\0";
+
             len=(unsigned int) GetBlobSize(iptc);
             if (len & 1)
               len++; /* make the length even */