1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index c9e2619a9a..8a155dd41e 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ static int edit_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct lock_file lock_file;
-
 static const char ignore_error[] =
 N_("The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:\n");
 
@@ -393,6 +391,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int add_new_files;
 	int require_pathspec;
 	char *seen = NULL;
+	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
 
 	git_config(add_config, NULL);