diff --git a/src/scriptfile.c b/src/scriptfile.c
index f3a5783..952f2ef 100644
--- a/src/scriptfile.c
+++ b/src/scriptfile.c
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@
  * Find the path of a script below the "autoload" directory.
  * Returns NULL if there is no "/autoload/" in the script name.
  */
-    char_u *
+    static char_u *
 script_name_after_autoload(scriptitem_T *si)
 {
     char_u	*p = si->sn_name;