diff --git a/src/useradd.c b/src/useradd.c
index 1a565cf0..8b30a766 100644
--- a/src/useradd.c
+++ b/src/useradd.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ static void lastlog_reset (uid_t uid)
 
 static void tallylog_reset (char *user_name)
 {
-	static const char pam_tally2[] = "/sbin/pam_tally2";
+	const char pam_tally2[] = "/sbin/pam_tally2";
 	const char *pname;
 	pid_t childpid;
 	int failed;