diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
index d6c49c281078..e3bb320c6e55 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ private:
     // priorities in the path, overriding PYTHONHOME and causing
     // problems/incompatibilities. In order to avoid confusion, always hardcode
     // the PythonHome to be right, as it's not going to change.
-    char path[] = "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7";
+    static char path[] = "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7";
     Py_SetPythonHome(path);
 #endif
 #endif