diff --git a/src/finufft.cpp b/src/finufft.cpp
index c9552e7ad..2528dbc60 100644
--- a/src/finufft.cpp
+++ b/src/finufft.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ namespace finufft {
 namespace common {
 
 #ifndef FINUFFT_USE_DUCC0
-// Technically global state...
-// Needs to be static to avoid name collision with SINGLE/DOUBLE
-static std::mutex fftw_lock;
+// The only global state in finufft. Inline ensures variables shared between float/double
+inline std::mutex fftw_lock;
+inline bool did_fftw_init = false;
 
 class FFTWLockGuard {
 public:
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ int FINUFFT_MAKEPLAN(int type, int dim, BIGINT *n_modes, int iflag, int ntrans,
     // Now place FFTW initialization in a lock, courtesy of OMP. Makes FINUFFT
     // thread-safe (can be called inside OMP)
     {
-      static bool did_fftw_init = false; // the only global state of FINUFFT
       FFTWLockGuard lock(p->opts.fftw_lock_fun, p->opts.fftw_unlock_fun,
                          p->opts.fftw_lock_data);
       if (!did_fftw_init) {