3 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/download.hh b/src/libstore/download.hh
index d9d525d4e65f..0b8d29b21dfe 100644
--- a/src/libstore/download.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/download.hh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct DownloadRequest
     std::string mimeType;
 
     DownloadRequest(const std::string & uri)
-        : uri(uri), parentAct(curActivity) { }
+        : uri(uri), parentAct(getCurActivity()) { }
 };
 
 struct DownloadResult
diff --git a/src/libutil/logging.cc b/src/libutil/logging.cc
index c1cff5cf9061..e860b27d3d0b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/logging.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/logging.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-thread_local ActivityId curActivity = 0;
+static thread_local ActivityId curActivity = 0;
+
+ActivityId getCurActivity()
+{
+    return curActivity;
+}
+void setCurActivity(const ActivityId activityId)
+{
+    curActivity = activityId;
+}
 
 Logger * logger = makeDefaultLogger();
 
diff --git a/src/libutil/logging.hh b/src/libutil/logging.hh
index ca768d555add..678703102e9b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/logging.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/logging.hh
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public:
     virtual void result(ActivityId act, ResultType type, const Fields & fields) { };
 };
 
-extern thread_local ActivityId curActivity;
+ActivityId getCurActivity();
+void setCurActivity(const ActivityId activityId);
 
 struct Activity
 {
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ struct Activity
     const ActivityId id;
 
     Activity(Logger & logger, Verbosity lvl, ActivityType type, const std::string & s = "",
-        const Logger::Fields & fields = {}, ActivityId parent = curActivity);
+        const Logger::Fields & fields = {}, ActivityId parent = getCurActivity());
 
     Activity(Logger & logger, ActivityType type,
-        const Logger::Fields & fields = {}, ActivityId parent = curActivity)
+        const Logger::Fields & fields = {}, ActivityId parent = getCurActivity())
         : Activity(logger, lvlError, type, "", fields, parent) { };
 
     Activity(const Activity & act) = delete;
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ struct Activity
 struct PushActivity
 {
     const ActivityId prevAct;
-    PushActivity(ActivityId act) : prevAct(curActivity) { curActivity = act; }
-    ~PushActivity() { curActivity = prevAct; }
+    PushActivity(ActivityId act) : prevAct(getCurActivity()) { setCurActivity(act); }
+    ~PushActivity() { setCurActivity(prevAct); }
 };
 
 extern Logger * logger;