diff --git a/symbols/pdb/Microsoft.Cci.Pdb/PdbFile.cs b/symbols/pdb/Microsoft.Cci.Pdb/PdbFile.cs
index 35c0d3d67..b4d470505 100644
--- a/symbols/pdb/Microsoft.Cci.Pdb/PdbFile.cs
+++ b/symbols/pdb/Microsoft.Cci.Pdb/PdbFile.cs
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ static IntHashTable LoadNameStream(BitAccess bits) {
       return ht;
     }
 
-    private static PdbFunction match = new PdbFunction();
-
     private static int FindFunction(PdbFunction[] funcs, ushort sec, uint off) {
-      match.segment = sec;
-      match.address = off;
+      var match = new PdbFunction {
+         segment = sec,
+         address = off
+      };
 
       return Array.BinarySearch(funcs, match, PdbFunction.byAddress);
     }