diff --git a/libavdevice/alldevices.c b/libavdevice/alldevices.c
index 280a260bd3..a8ed53ae5d 100644
--- a/libavdevice/alldevices.c
+++ b/libavdevice/alldevices.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void register_all(void)
 
 void avdevice_register_all(void)
 {
-    AVOnce control = AV_ONCE_INIT;
+    static AVOnce control = AV_ONCE_INIT;
 
     ff_thread_once(&control, register_all);
 }
diff --git a/libavfilter/allfilters.c b/libavfilter/allfilters.c
index 2bcfce77be..f8cd193dbe 100644
--- a/libavfilter/allfilters.c
+++ b/libavfilter/allfilters.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static void register_all(void)
 
 void avfilter_register_all(void)
 {
-    AVOnce control = AV_ONCE_INIT;
+    static AVOnce control = AV_ONCE_INIT;
 
     ff_thread_once(&control, register_all);
 }
diff --git a/libavformat/allformats.c b/libavformat/allformats.c
index 62661d14a4..b3ffe0f2b6 100644
--- a/libavformat/allformats.c
+++ b/libavformat/allformats.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void register_all(void)
 
 void av_register_all(void)
 {
-    AVOnce control = AV_ONCE_INIT;
+    static AVOnce control = AV_ONCE_INIT;
 
     ff_thread_once(&control, register_all);
 }