diff --git a/src/rcore.c b/src/rcore.c
index f38b2d83b..fdc4b54be 100644
--- a/src/rcore.c
+++ b/src/rcore.c
@@ -3741,7 +3741,7 @@ static void ScanDirectoryFiles(const char *basePath, FilePathList *files, const
 // Scan all files and directories recursively from a base path
 static void ScanDirectoryFilesRecursively(const char *basePath, FilePathList *files, const char *filter)
 {
-    char path[MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH] = { 0 };
+    static char path[MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH] = { 0 };
     memset(path, 0, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH);
 
     struct dirent *dp = NULL;