diff -urNp suphp-0.6.1.orig/src/API_Linux.cpp suphp-0.6.1/src/API_Linux.cpp
--- suphp-0.6.1.orig/src/API_Linux.cpp	2006-06-19 18:39:17.000000000 +0100
+++ suphp-0.6.1/src/API_Linux.cpp	2006-06-19 18:37:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern char **environ;
 
 using namespace suPHP;
 
-SmartPtr<API_Linux_Logger> suPHP::API_Linux::logger;
+SmartPtr<API_Linux_Logger>* suPHP::API_Linux::logger;
 
 bool suPHP::API_Linux::isSymlink(const std::string path) const
     throw (SystemException) {
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ GroupInfo suPHP::API_Linux::getRealProce
 
 
 Logger& suPHP::API_Linux::getSystemLogger() {
-    if (suPHP::API_Linux::logger.get() == NULL) {
-	suPHP::API_Linux::logger.reset(new API_Linux_Logger());
+    if (suPHP::API_Linux::logger->get() == NULL) {
+	suPHP::API_Linux::logger->reset(new API_Linux_Logger());
     }
-    return *(suPHP::API_Linux::logger);
+    return **(suPHP::API_Linux::logger);
 }
 
 
diff -urNp suphp-0.6.1.orig/src/API_Linux.hpp suphp-0.6.1/src/API_Linux.hpp
--- suphp-0.6.1.orig/src/API_Linux.hpp	2006-06-19 18:39:17.000000000 +0100
+++ suphp-0.6.1/src/API_Linux.hpp	2006-06-19 18:43:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ namespace suPHP {
      */
     class API_Linux : public API {
     private:
-	static SmartPtr<API_Linux_Logger> logger;
+	/* Try and avoid the "static initialization order fiasco" */
+	static SmartPtr<API_Linux_Logger>* logger;
 	/**
-	 * Internal function for checking wheter path
+	 * Internal function for checking whether path
 	 * points to a symlink
 	 */
 	bool isSymlink(const std::string path) const 
@@ -57,6 +58,25 @@ namespace suPHP {
 
     public:
 	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 */
+	API_Linux() {
+		logger = NULL;
+		logger = new SmartPtr<API_Linux_Logger>;
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	~API_Linux() {
+		if (logger != NULL) {
+			delete logger;
+		}
+		logger = NULL;
+	};
+	
+	
+	/**
 	 * Get environment variable
 	 */
 	virtual Environment getProcessEnvironment();