diff --git a/util/crc32c.cc b/util/crc32c.cc
index bca955a09..5008dddee 100644
--- a/util/crc32c.cc
+++ b/util/crc32c.cc
@@ -333,17 +333,14 @@ static bool isSSE42() {
 }
 
 typedef void (*Function)(uint64_t*, uint8_t const**);
-static Function func = nullptr;
 
 static inline Function Choose_CRC32() {
   return isSSE42() ? Fast_CRC32 : Slow_CRC32;
 }
 
+static Function func = Choose_CRC32();
+
 static inline void CRC32(uint64_t* l, uint8_t const **p) {
-  if (func != nullptr) {
-    return func(l, p);
-  }
-  func = Choose_CRC32();
   func(l, p);
 }