diff --git a/findutils/find.c b/findutils/find.c
index 9ca38c21a..ff201e520 100644
--- a/findutils/find.c
+++ b/findutils/find.c
@@ -646,16 +646,17 @@ static action*** parse_params(char **argv)
 int find_main(int argc, char **argv);
 int find_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	bool dereference = FALSE;
-	char *arg;
-	char **argp;
-	int i, firstopt, status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-	const char * const options[] = {
+	static const char * const options[] = {
 		"-follow",
 USE_FEATURE_FIND_XDEV( "-xdev", )
 		NULL
 	};
 
+	bool dereference = FALSE;
+	char *arg;
+	char **argp;
+	int i, firstopt, status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
 	for (firstopt = 1; firstopt < argc; firstopt++) {
 		if (argv[firstopt][0] == '-')
 			break;