diff --git a/networking/arping.c b/networking/arping.c
index 2e1adf0a2..cf1596cd4 100644
--- a/networking/arping.c
+++ b/networking/arping.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void finish(void)
 void catcher(void)
 {
 	struct timeval tv;
-	struct timeval start;
+	static struct timeval start;
 
 	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);