diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index c268f2bee..d0d5ff154 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ char *getObjectTypeName(robj*);
  * we'll update it when the structure is changed, to avoid bugs like
  * bug #85 introduced exactly in this way. */
 #define initStaticStringObject(_var,_ptr) do { \
-    _var.refcount = 1; \
+    _var.refcount = OBJ_STATIC_REFCOUNT; \
     _var.type = OBJ_STRING; \
     _var.encoding = OBJ_ENCODING_RAW; \
     _var.ptr = _ptr; \