diff --git a/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h b/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
index 18442a83..54fc868b 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ typedef struct hashentry_t {
 } hashentry_t;
 
 typedef struct {
-	size_t entrycount;
+	size_t entrycount; // for bookkeeping
 	size_t capacity;
 	hashentry_t **entries;
 } hashtable_t;
@@ -30,4 +30,12 @@ int hashtable_destroy(hashtable_t *table);
 	for (uintmax_t toffset = 0; toffset < (table)->capacity; ++toffset) \
 		for (hashentry_t *entry = (table)->entries[toffset]; entry != NULL; entry = entry->next)
 
+#define HASHTABLE_DEFINE_STATIC(name, size) \
+	static hashentry_t *entries_ht_##name[size]; \
+	static hashtable_t name = { \
+		.entrycount = 0, \
+		.capacity = size, \
+		.entries = entries_ht_##name \
+	}
+
 #endif