diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx
index ac1bcfd6c7..98dc389348 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ Reader(PNMFileType *type, istream *file, bool owns_file, string magic_number) :
   ColorMap = NULL;
   AlphaMap = NULL;
 
+  Red = 0;
+  Grn = 0;
+  Blu = 0;
+  Alpha = 0;
+  l = 0;
+
     /* Read the Targa file header. */
     readtga( file, tga_head, magic_number );
     /*
@@ -701,10 +707,7 @@ get_map_entry( istream *ifp, pixel *Value, int Size, gray *Alpha ) {
 
 void PNMFileTypeTGA::Reader::
 get_pixel( istream *ifp, pixel *dest, int Size, gray *alpha_p) {
-    static pixval Red, Grn, Blu;
-    static pixval Alpha;
     unsigned char j, k;
-    static unsigned int l;
 
     /* Check if run length encoded. */
     if ( rlencoded )
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.h b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.h
index 2a20d13816..8b676bd848 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.h
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.h
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public:
     pixel *ColorMap;
     gray *AlphaMap;
     int RLE_count, RLE_flag;
+
+    pixval Red, Grn, Blu;
+    pixval Alpha;
+    unsigned int l;
   };
 
   class Writer : public PNMWriter {