diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/session_uuid.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/session_uuid.c
index 51d1177a332..a5307684059 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/session_uuid.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/session_uuid.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static const SessionUUID global_session_uuid_none = {BLI_SESSION_UUID_NONE};
 
 /* Denotes last used UUID.
  * It might eventually overflow, and easiest is to add more bits to it. */
-static SessionUUID global_session_uuid = global_session_uuid_none;
+static SessionUUID global_session_uuid = {BLI_SESSION_UUID_NONE};
 
 SessionUUID BLI_session_uuid_generate(void)
 {