diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 6346112..7e2fb78 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -119,14 +119,19 @@
 
 static char *cwd;
 
-static int init_cwd(void)
+static FILE *files;
+
+static int init_fs(void)
 {
 	cwd = xzalloc(PATH_MAX);
 	*cwd = '/';
+
+	files = xzalloc(sizeof(FILE) * MAX_FILES);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-postcore_initcall(init_cwd);
+postcore_initcall(init_fs);
 
 char *normalise_link(const char *pathname, const char *symlink)
 {
@@ -268,8 +273,6 @@
 	return fdev->path;
 }
 
-static FILE files[MAX_FILES];
-
 static FILE *get_file(void)
 {
 	int i;