diff --git a/repos/libports/src/server/ffat_fs/main.cc b/repos/libports/src/server/ffat_fs/main.cc
index 5f1311589..e0afd4c68 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/server/ffat_fs/main.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/server/ffat_fs/main.cc
@@ -1006,4 +1006,10 @@ struct Main
 };
 
 
-void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env) { static Main main(env); }
+void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env)
+{
+	/* XXX execute constructors of global statics */
+	env.exec_static_constructors();
+
+	static Main main(env);
+}