diff --git a/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c b/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c
index e215001..9617ebb 100644
--- a/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c
+++ b/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_PTHREAD_IMPL;
 void
 egg_libgcrypt_initialize (void)
 {
-	static volatile gsize gcrypt_initialized = 0;
+	static size_t gcrypt_initialized = 0;
 	unsigned seed;
 
 	if (g_once_init_enter (&gcrypt_initialized)) {