diff --git a/src/top_status_source.cc b/src/top_status_source.cc
index 4a0dcaac..1c7c1d5e 100644
--- a/src/top_status_source.cc
+++ b/src/top_status_source.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct user_msg_stmt {
 void
 top_status_source::update_user_msg()
 {
-    static user_msg_stmt um_stmt;
+    static thread_local user_msg_stmt um_stmt;
 
     auto& al = this->tss_fields[TSF_USER_MSG].get_value();
     al.clear();