diff --git a/util/malloc-stats.c b/util/malloc-stats.c
index fddacf0f0..da91656dd 100644
--- a/util/malloc-stats.c
+++ b/util/malloc-stats.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ my_init_hook(void) {
 	my_hooks ();
 }
 
-void (*__malloc_initialize_hook) (void) = my_init_hook;
+void (*__volatile __malloc_initialize_hook) (void) = my_init_hook;
 
 
 /* reporting */