diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc b/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc
index a05a4e008..1e7ab047d 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ strace::dll_info ()
 int
 strace::microseconds ()
 {
-  static hires_ns now;
+  static hires_ns now NO_COPY;
   return (int) now.usecs ();
 }