diff --git a/src/anchor.c b/src/anchor.c
index bb63c200..34597719 100644
--- a/src/anchor.c
+++ b/src/anchor.c
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ uint16_t _getdns_parse_xml_trust_anchors_buf(
 
 void _getdns_context_equip_with_anchor(getdns_context *context, time_t now)
 {
-	uint8_t xml_spc[4096], *xml_data = xml_spc;
-	uint8_t p7s_spc[4096], *p7s_data = p7s_spc;
+	uint8_t xml_spc[4096], *xml_data;
+	uint8_t p7s_spc[4096], *p7s_data;
 	size_t xml_len, p7s_len;
 
 	BIO *xml = NULL, *p7s = NULL, *crt = NULL;