diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
index 5fcfa252d3..c7b0f3284b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ wrong_family:
 static gchar *
 do_resolve (const gchar * host)
 {
-  static gchar ip[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+  gchar ip[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
   struct addrinfo *aires, hints;
   struct addrinfo *ai;
   gint aierr;