diff --git a/eigrpe.c b/eigrpe.c
index 61dfcab..4d19b57 100644
--- a/eigrpe.c
+++ b/eigrpe.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ __dead void	 eigrpe_shutdown(void);
 
 static struct event	 ev4;
 static struct event	 ev6;
-struct eigrpd_conf	*econf = NULL, *nconf;
+struct eigrpd_conf	*econf;
 struct imsgev		*iev_main;
 struct imsgev		*iev_rde;
 
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ eigrpe_imsg_compose_rde(int type, uint32_t peerid, pid_t pid,
 void
 eigrpe_dispatch_main(int fd, short event, void *bula)
 {
-	static struct iface	*niface = NULL;
+	static struct eigrpd_conf *nconf;
+	static struct iface	*niface;
 	static struct eigrp	*neigrp;
 	struct eigrp_iface	*nei;
 	struct imsg		 imsg;
diff --git a/interface.c b/interface.c
index fefb9f2..3a3ced3 100644
--- a/interface.c
+++ b/interface.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ RB_GENERATE(iface_id_head, eigrp_iface, id_tree, iface_id_compare)
 
 struct iface_id_head ifaces_by_id = RB_INITIALIZER(&ifaces_by_id);
 
-static uint32_t	ifacecnt = 1;
-
 struct iface *
 if_new(struct eigrpd_conf *xconf, struct kif *kif)
 {
@@ -294,6 +292,7 @@ eigrp_if_new(struct eigrpd_conf *xconf, struct eigrp *eigrp, struct kif *kif)
 {
 	struct iface		*iface;
 	struct eigrp_iface	*ei;
+	static uint32_t		 ifacecnt = 1;
 
 	iface = if_lookup(xconf, kif->ifindex);
 	if (iface == NULL)
diff --git a/neighbor.c b/neighbor.c
index 630a514..ad9c658 100644
--- a/neighbor.c
+++ b/neighbor.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ nbr_pid_compare(struct nbr *a, struct nbr *b)
 
 struct nbr_pid_head nbrs_by_pid = RB_INITIALIZER(&nbrs_by_pid);
 
-uint32_t	peercnt = NBR_CNTSTART;
-
 extern struct eigrpd_conf	*econf;
 
 struct nbr *
@@ -150,6 +148,8 @@ nbr_del(struct nbr *nbr)
 void
 nbr_update_peerid(struct nbr *nbr)
 {
+	static uint32_t	 peercnt = NBR_CNTSTART;
+
 	if (nbr->peerid)
 		RB_REMOVE(nbr_pid_head, &nbrs_by_pid, nbr);
 
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 032bad4..ac522e1 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ uint32_t	 get_rtr_id(void);
 int		 get_prefix(const char *, union eigrpd_addr *, uint8_t *);
 
 static struct eigrpd_conf	*conf;
-static int			 errors = 0;
+static int			 errors;
 
-int			 af = AF_UNSPEC;
-struct eigrp		*eigrp = NULL;
-struct eigrp_iface	*ei = NULL;
+int			 af;
+struct eigrp		*eigrp;
+struct eigrp_iface	*ei;
 
 struct config_defaults {
 	uint8_t		kvalues[6];
diff --git a/rde.c b/rde.c
index e610ef0..3cab12a 100644
--- a/rde.c
+++ b/rde.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ __dead void	 rde_shutdown(void);
 void		 rde_dispatch_imsg(int, short, void *);
 void		 rde_dispatch_parent(int, short, void *);
 
-struct eigrpd_conf	*rdeconf = NULL, *nconf;
+struct eigrpd_conf	*rdeconf;
 struct imsgev		*iev_eigrpe;
 struct imsgev		*iev_main;
 
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ rde_dispatch_imsg(int fd, short event, void *bula)
 void
 rde_dispatch_parent(int fd, short event, void *bula)
 {
-	static struct iface	*niface = NULL;
+	static struct eigrpd_conf *nconf;
+	static struct iface	*niface;
 	static struct eigrp	*neigrp;
 	struct eigrp_iface	*nei;
 	struct imsg		 imsg;