diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index 2c8681e4d792c2d5005fdf7094838836d3eb55b8..b913431d1dfe5ec72ee3f7b997c2cf7dc1738fc9 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ByteSlicePool is a static Pool for reusing byteslices of various sizes.
-var ByteSlicePool Pool
-
-func init() {
-	ByteSlicePool.New = func(length int) interface{} {
+var ByteSlicePool = &Pool{
+	New: func(length int) interface{} {
 		return make([]byte, length)
-	}
+	},
 }
 
 // MaxLength is the maximum length of an element that can be added to the Pool.
diff --git a/pool_test.go b/pool_test.go
index 9aaf32f6393391ac7c1664cd9fdf6c5366e4db3c..cf019c6fc62cd35a8db20e540ead4ba283eedc3c 100644
--- a/pool_test.go
+++ b/pool_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestPoolStressByteSlicePool(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		N /= 100
 	}
-	p := &ByteSlicePool
+	p := ByteSlicePool
 	done := make(chan bool)
 	errs := make(chan error)
 	for i := 0; i < P; i++ {