diff --git a/ssld/ssld.c b/ssld/ssld.c
index dccc4cae1..75312c961 100644
--- a/ssld/ssld.c
+++ b/ssld/ssld.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ uint32_to_buf(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t x)
 	return;
 }
 
-static char inbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBZ
-static char outbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
-#endif
-
 typedef struct _mod_ctl_buf
 {
 	rb_dlink_node node;
@@ -394,6 +389,7 @@ mod_cmd_write_queue(mod_ctl_t * ctl, const void *data, size_t len)
 static void
 common_zlib_deflate(conn_t * conn, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
+	char outbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
 	int ret, have;
 	z_stream *outstream = &((zlib_stream_t *) conn->stream)->outstream;
 	outstream->next_in = buf;
@@ -427,6 +423,7 @@ common_zlib_deflate(conn_t * conn, void *buf, size_t len)
 static void
 common_zlib_inflate(conn_t * conn, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
+	char outbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
 	int ret, have = 0;
 	((zlib_stream_t *) conn->stream)->instream.next_in = buf;
 	((zlib_stream_t *) conn->stream)->instream.avail_in = len;
@@ -483,6 +480,7 @@ plain_check_cork(conn_t * conn)
 static void
 conn_plain_read_cb(rb_fde_t *fd, void *data)
 {
+	char inbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
 	conn_t *conn = data;
 	int length = 0;
 	if(conn == NULL)
@@ -531,6 +529,7 @@ conn_plain_read_cb(rb_fde_t *fd, void *data)
 static void
 conn_plain_read_shutdown_cb(rb_fde_t *fd, void *data)
 {
+	char inbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
 	conn_t *conn = data;
 	int length = 0;
 
@@ -559,6 +558,7 @@ conn_plain_read_shutdown_cb(rb_fde_t *fd, void *data)
 static void
 conn_mod_read_cb(rb_fde_t *fd, void *data)
 {
+	char inbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
 	conn_t *conn = data;
 	const char *err = remote_closed;
 	int length;
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ mod_write_ctl(rb_fde_t *F, void *data)
 static void
 read_pipe_ctl(rb_fde_t *F, void *data)
 {
+	char inbuf[READBUF_SIZE];
 	int retlen;
 	while((retlen = rb_read(F, inbuf, sizeof(inbuf))) > 0)
 	{