diff --git a/include/s_stats.h b/include/s_stats.h
index 562e77c..d65f165 100644
--- a/include/s_stats.h
+++ b/include/s_stats.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct ServerStatistics
 	unsigned int is_tgch;	/* messages blocked due to target change */
 };
 
-extern struct ServerStatistics *ServerStats;
+extern struct ServerStatistics ServerStats;
 
 extern void init_stats(void);
 extern void tstats(struct Client *client);
diff --git a/src/ircd.c b/src/ircd.c
index 935b342..b369b7e 100644
--- a/src/ircd.c
+++ b/src/ircd.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ extern char **myargv;
 int maxconnections; /* XXX */
 int ssl_ok = 0;
 
+struct ServerStatistics ServerStats;
+
 /*
  * print_startup - print startup information
  */
@@ -500,6 +502,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	memset((void *) &Count, 0, sizeof(Count));
 	memset((void *) &ServerInfo, 0, sizeof(ServerInfo));
 	memset((void *) &AdminInfo, 0, sizeof(AdminInfo));
+	memset(&ServerStats, 0, sizeof(struct ServerStatistics));
 
 	/* Initialise the channel capability usage counts... */
 	init_chcap_usage_counts();
diff --git a/src/s_stats.c b/src/s_stats.c
index c972293..ac7c493 100644
--- a/src/s_stats.c
+++ b/src/s_stats.c
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
 /*
  * stats stuff
  */
-static struct ServerStatistics ircst;
-struct ServerStatistics *ServerStats = &ircst;
+struct ServerStatistics ServerStats;
 
 void
 init_stats()