diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.c b/Zend/zend_API.c
index 2376118ff105c..23a230f834c11 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 /* these variables are true statics/globals, and have to be mutex'ed on every access */
 ZEND_API HashTable module_registry;
 
+static int nonsense = 0;
+
 static zend_module_entry **module_request_startup_handlers;
 static zend_module_entry **module_request_shutdown_handlers;
 static zend_module_entry **module_post_deactivate_handlers;