diff --git a/src/tests/edje/edje_test_edje.c b/src/tests/edje/edje_test_edje.c
index e9478c7508..2cca72bd87 100644
--- a/src/tests/edje/edje_test_edje.c
+++ b/src/tests/edje/edje_test_edje.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ END_TEST
 static const char *
 test_layout_get(const char *name)
 {
-   const char filename[PATH_MAX];
+   static char filename[PATH_MAX];
 
    snprintf(filename, PATH_MAX, TESTS_BUILD_DIR"/data/%s", name);