diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c
index 73b243ad6474e..475edeec235b4 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ static ssize_t syslog_default_write(FAR struct syslog_channel_s *channel,
  * Private Data
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LOWPUTC
+static mutex_t g_lowputs_lock = NXMUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG)
 static const struct syslog_channel_ops_s g_ramlog_channel_ops =
 {
@@ -236,13 +240,11 @@ static ssize_t syslog_default_write(FAR struct syslog_channel_s *channel,
                                     FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_LOWPUTC)
-  static mutex_t lock = NXMUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
-  nxmutex_lock(&lock);
+  nxmutex_lock(&g_lowputs_lock);
 
   up_nputs(buffer, buflen);
 
-  nxmutex_unlock(&lock);
+  nxmutex_unlock(&g_lowputs_lock);
 #endif
 
   UNUSED(channel);
diff --git a/libs/libc/time/lib_gmtime.c b/libs/libc/time/lib_gmtime.c
index fb6a567775e13..e98b1600ce97d 100644
--- a/libs/libc/time/lib_gmtime.c
+++ b/libs/libc/time/lib_gmtime.c
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
 #include <nuttx/clock.h>
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static struct tm g_gmtime;
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -44,8 +50,7 @@
 
 FAR struct tm *gmtime(FAR const time_t *timep)
 {
-  static struct tm tm;
-  return gmtime_r(timep, &tm);
+  return gmtime_r(timep, &g_gmtime);
 }
 
 FAR struct tm *localtime(FAR const time_t *timep)