diff --git a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/init_f.c b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/init_f.c
index 0d3b6d810c..087d967f53 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/init_f.c
+++ b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/init_f.c
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
 
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 
+#if (OPAL_HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS || ! OMPI_BUILD_MPI_PROFILING)
 #if OPAL_CC_USE_PRAGMA_IDENT
 #pragma ident OMPI_IDENT_STRING
 #elif OPAL_CC_USE_IDENT
 #ident OMPI_IDENT_STRING
 #else
-static const char ident[] = OMPI_IDENT_STRING;
+const char ident[] = OMPI_IDENT_STRING;
 #endif
+#endif
+
 
 #include "ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/bindings.h"