diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_base.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_base.h
index cdf6222..709b248 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_base.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_base.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
     bool ValidateNewBlock(uint64_t new_block);
 
     CowOptions options_;
-    CowHeader header_{};
 
     android::base::unique_fd fd_;
     bool is_dev_null_ = false;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h
index ce97b01..24170eb 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
   private:
     CowFooter footer_{};
+    CowHeader header_{};
     CowCompression compression_;
     // in the case that we are using one thread for compression, we can store and re-use the same
     // compressor