diff --git a/examples/basic_logging.c b/examples/basic_logging.c
index bd02950..0ad27a1 100644
--- a/examples/basic_logging.c
+++ b/examples/basic_logging.c
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ void log_handler(void * const userdata,
 		 const char * const area,
 		 const char * const msg)
 {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s %s %s\n", area, xmpp_log_level_name[level], msg);
+    static const char * const log_level_name[4] = {"DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR"};
+    
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s %s %s\n", area, log_level_name[level], msg);
 }
 
 void conn_handler(xmpp_conn_t * const conn, const xmpp_conn_event_t status, 
diff --git a/src/ctx.c b/src/ctx.c
index e98da55..4c05cb4 100644
--- a/src/ctx.c
+++ b/src/ctx.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ static xmpp_mem_t xmpp_default_mem = {
     realloc
 };
 
+static const char * const xmpp_log_level_name[4] = {"DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR"};
+
 void xmpp_default_logger(void * const userdata,
 			 const xmpp_log_level_t level,
 			 const char * const area,
diff --git a/strophe.h b/strophe.h
index 9b04ec5..f690b17 100644
--- a/strophe.h
+++ b/strophe.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ typedef enum {
   XMPP_LEVEL_ERROR
 } xmpp_log_level_t;
 
-static const char * const xmpp_log_level_name[4] = {"DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR"};
-
 typedef enum {
     XMPP_UNKNOWN,
     XMPP_CLIENT,