diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 56aaf9c3..56aded3a 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include "commands.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-static char argv0_buf[ARGV0_BUF_SIZE];
-
 #define USAGE_SHORT		1U
 #define USAGE_LONG		2U
 #define USAGE_OPTIONS		4U
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ void usage_command_group(const struct cmd_group *grp, int full, int err)
 
 void help_unknown_token(const char *arg, const struct cmd_group *grp)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: unknown token '%s'\n", argv0_buf, arg);
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: unknown token '%s'\n", get_argv0_buf(), arg);
 	usage_command_group(grp, 0, 1);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ void help_ambiguous_token(const char *arg, const struct cmd_group *grp)
 {
 	const struct cmd_struct *cmd = grp->commands;
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ambiguous token '%s'\n", argv0_buf, arg);
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ambiguous token '%s'\n", get_argv0_buf(), arg);
 	fprintf(stderr, "\nDid you mean one of these ?\n");
 
 	for (; cmd->token; cmd++) {
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index f34c27b7..17837377 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ static int btrfs_scan_done = 0;
 
 static char argv0_buf[ARGV0_BUF_SIZE] = "btrfs";
 
+const char *get_argv0_buf(void)
+{
+	return argv0_buf;
+}
+
 void fixup_argv0(char **argv, const char *token)
 {
 	int len = strlen(argv0_buf);
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 12923de8..e7714821 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -235,4 +235,6 @@ static inline u64 div_factor(u64 num, int factor)
 int btrfs_tree_search2_ioctl_supported(int fd);
 int btrfs_check_nodesize(u32 nodesize, u32 sectorsize);
 
+const char *get_argv0_buf(void);
+
 #endif