diff --git a/include/tr/class.h b/include/tr/class.h
index add6419..98487eb 100644
--- a/include/tr/class.h
+++ b/include/tr/class.h
@@ -61,11 +61,18 @@
  * that are needed to create a new class.
  */
 #define TR_CLASS(name)                      \
+	struct TR_class c_##name;               \
 	struct c_##name;                        \
 	typedef struct c_##name * name;         \
 	extern struct TR_class * const _##name; \
 	struct c_##name
 
+#define TR_INSTANCE_INIT(name)      \
+	struct c_##name##_object {      \
+		void            * TR_class; \
+		struct c_##name   data;     \
+	}
+
 /**
  * Make the new class a child of an existing class.
  * This is used within the class declaration and can
@@ -97,25 +104,19 @@
  * created.
  */
 #define TR_CREATE_CLASS(name,_parent,...)           \
-	static struct TR_class c_##name;                \
 	static TR_class_ptr _classInit##name##_(void) { \
 		c_##name.parent = _##_parent;               \
 		c_##name.init   = NULL;                     \
 		return &c_##name;                           \
 	};                                              \
-	static struct TR_class c_##name = {             \
+	struct TR_class c_##name = {                    \
 		TR_CLASS_MAGIC,                             \
 		NULL,                                       \
 		sizeof(struct c_##name),                    \
 		_classInit##name##_,                        \
 		TR_INIT_IFACE_IMPL(__VA_ARGS__)             \
 	};                                              \
-	struct TR_class * const _##name = &c_##name;	\
-	struct c_##name##_object {                      \
-		void            * TR_class;                 \
-		struct c_##name   data;                     \
-	}
-
+	struct TR_class * const _##name = &c_##name
 
 /**
  * Create a static instance of a class.
diff --git a/include/tr/logger.h b/include/tr/logger.h
index 3ebd06d..9ef8b28 100644
--- a/include/tr/logger.h
+++ b/include/tr/logger.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ TR_CLASS(TR_LoggerSyslog) {
 	TR_EXTENDS(TR_Logger);
 };
 
+TR_INSTANCE_INIT(TR_Logger);
+TR_INSTANCE_INIT(TR_LoggerStderr);
+TR_INSTANCE_INIT(TR_LoggerSyslog);
+
 extern TR_Logger TR_logger;
 
 #endif // __TR_LOGGER_H__