diff --git a/os2.c b/os2.c
index 03cbbc5cb1..c66df09eef 100644
--- a/os2.c
+++ b/os2.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ void FiosFreeSavegameList()
 // Browse to
 char *FiosBrowseTo(const FiosItem *item)
 {
+	static char str_buffr[512];
 	char *path = _fios_path;
 	char *s;
 
diff --git a/unix.c b/unix.c
index 328062937e..d49743581d 100644
--- a/unix.c
+++ b/unix.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ void FiosFreeSavegameList(void)
 // Browse to
 char *FiosBrowseTo(const FiosItem *item)
 {
+	static char str_buffr[512];
 	char *path = _fios_path;
 	char *s;
 
diff --git a/variables.h b/variables.h
index 19e96d4289..ef0ff1ad18 100644
--- a/variables.h
+++ b/variables.h
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ extern const byte _airport_size_x[5];
 extern const byte _airport_size_y[5];
 
 /* misc */
-VARDEF char str_buffr[512];
 VARDEF char _screenshot_name[128];
 #define USERSTRING_LEN 128
 VARDEF char _userstring[USERSTRING_LEN];
diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c
index a8a1bb1ce6..788d7271f5 100644
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,7 @@ void FiosFreeSavegameList(void)
 // Browse to
 char *FiosBrowseTo(const FiosItem *item)
 {
+	static char str_buffr[512];
 	char *path = _fios_path;
 	char *s;