diff --git a/crypto/ebcdic.c b/crypto/ebcdic.c
index d1bece87f7..6ac5b39443 100644
--- a/crypto/ebcdic.c
+++ b/crypto/ebcdic.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* crypto/ebcdic.c */
 
+static void *dummy=&dummy;
+
 #ifdef CHARSET_EBCDIC
 #include "ebcdic.h"
 /*      Initial Port for  Apache-1.3     by <Martin.Kraemer@Mch.SNI.De>