diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 51d1430..f0facbe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer l.Close()
 
+	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 	for {
-		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 		n, raddr, err := l.ReadFrom(buf)
 		log.Printf("received packet %d\n", n)