diff --git a/include/crucible/fd.h b/include/crucible/fd.h
index 6890417..d9062b2 100644
--- a/include/crucible/fd.h
+++ b/include/crucible/fd.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace crucible {
 
         typedef ResourceHandle<int, IOHandle> Fd;
 
-	static string __relative_path;
 	void set_relative_path(string path);
 	string relative_path();
 
diff --git a/lib/fd.cc b/lib/fd.cc
index eee5103..4f78252 100644
--- a/lib/fd.cc
+++ b/lib/fd.cc
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ namespace crucible {
 		THROW_ERROR(runtime_error, "readlink: maximum buffer size exceeded");
 	}
 
+	static string __relative_path;
+
 	string
 	relative_path()
 	{