diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
index 94d3eb42c4d5..7d342965f392 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ cfi_staa_writev(struct mtd_info *mtd, const struct kvec *vecs,
 	size_t	 totlen = 0, thislen;
 	int	 ret = 0;
 	size_t	 buflen = 0;
-	static char *buffer;
+	char *buffer;
 
 	if (!ECCBUF_SIZE) {
 		/* We should fall back to a general writev implementation.