diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/console-termios-init.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/console-termios-init.c
index 08b0a7f324..83d14d15fa 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/console-termios-init.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/console-termios-init.c
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <rtems/console.h>
 
-static rtems_interrupt_lock console_lock =
-  RTEMS_INTERRUPT_LOCK_INITIALIZER( "console" );
+RTEMS_INTERRUPT_LOCK_DEFINE( static, console_lock, "console" )
 
 static rtems_device_major_number console_major = UINT32_MAX;