diff --git a/main/threadstorage.c b/main/threadstorage.c
index 7de7dad2b7db2881247f54743a33b5e2acae5ac8..6f483e519c3dcb70a6ef770f2705222dc48c174d 100644
--- a/main/threadstorage.c
+++ b/main/threadstorage.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static char *handle_cli_threadstorage_show_summary(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int
 		unsigned int count;
 		AST_LIST_ENTRY(file) entry;
 	} *file;
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK_STATIC(file_summary, file);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case CLI_INIT:
@@ -176,8 +177,6 @@ static char *handle_cli_threadstorage_show_summary(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int
 	if (a->argc > 4)
 		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
 
-	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK_STATIC(file_summary, file);
-
 	if (a->argc > 3)
 		fn = a->argv[3];