diff --git a/canlogserver.c b/canlogserver.c
index ef6f943..cdd25d5 100644
--- a/canlogserver.c
+++ b/canlogserver.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct sockaddr_in inaddr;
 	struct sockaddr_in clientaddr;
 	socklen_t sin_size = sizeof(clientaddr);
-	char afrbuf[AFRSZ];
+	static char afrbuf[AFRSZ];
 
 	sigemptyset(&sigset);
 	signalaction.sa_handler = &childdied;
diff --git a/log2long.c b/log2long.c
index 0fcb0cc..731d29a 100644
--- a/log2long.c
+++ b/log2long.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	char buf[BUFSZ], timestamp[TIMESZ], device[DEVSZ], afrbuf[AFRSZ];
+	static char buf[BUFSZ], timestamp[TIMESZ], device[DEVSZ], afrbuf[AFRSZ];
 	static cu_t cu;
 	int mtu;