diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpContextAccessor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpContextAccessor.cs
index 99be5929..324eb8ad 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpContextAccessor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpContextAccessor.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public HttpContext HttpContext
         }
 
 #elif NETSTANDARD1_3
-        private AsyncLocal<HttpContext> _httpContextCurrent = new AsyncLocal<HttpContext>();
+        private static AsyncLocal<HttpContext> _httpContextCurrent = new AsyncLocal<HttpContext>();
+
         public HttpContext HttpContext
         {
             get