diff --git a/src/scheme/itimer.rs b/src/scheme/itimer.rs
index d8babc306a..90e6a354c6 100644
--- a/src/scheme/itimer.rs
+++ b/src/scheme/itimer.rs
@@ -9,20 +9,10 @@ use crate::syscall::flag::{CLOCK_REALTIME, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, EventFlags};
 use crate::syscall::usercopy::{UserSliceWo, UserSliceRo};
 
 use super::{KernelScheme, CallerCtx, OpenResult};
+pub struct ITimerScheme;
 
-pub struct ITimerScheme {
-    next_id: AtomicUsize,
-    handles: RwLock<BTreeMap<usize, usize>>
-}
-
-impl ITimerScheme {
-    pub fn new() -> ITimerScheme {
-        ITimerScheme {
-            next_id: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-            handles: RwLock::new(BTreeMap::new())
-        }
-    }
-}
+static NEXT_ID: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(1);
+static HANDLES: RwLock<BTreeMap<usize, usize>> = RwLock::new(BTreeMap::new());
 
 impl KernelScheme for ITimerScheme {
     fn kopen(&self, path: &str, _flags: usize, _ctx: CallerCtx) -> Result<OpenResult> {
@@ -34,8 +24,8 @@ impl KernelScheme for ITimerScheme {
             _ => return Err(Error::new(ENOENT))
         }
 
-        let id = self.next_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        self.handles.write().insert(id, clock);
+        let id = NEXT_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        HANDLES.write().insert(id, clock);
 
         Ok(OpenResult::SchemeLocal(id))
     }
@@ -45,21 +35,20 @@ impl KernelScheme for ITimerScheme {
     }
 
     fn fevent(&self, id: usize, _flags: EventFlags) ->  Result<EventFlags> {
-        let handles = self.handles.read();
+        let handles = HANDLES.read();
         handles.get(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF)).and(Ok(EventFlags::empty()))
     }
 
     fn fsync(&self, id: usize) -> Result<()> {
-        let handles = self.handles.read();
-        handles.get(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF)).and(Ok(()))
+        HANDLES.read().get(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF)).and(Ok(()))
     }
 
     fn close(&self, id: usize) -> Result<()> {
-        self.handles.write().remove(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF)).and(Ok(()))
+        HANDLES.write().remove(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF)).and(Ok(()))
     }
     fn kread(&self, id: usize, buf: UserSliceWo) -> Result<usize> {
         let _clock = {
-            let handles = self.handles.read();
+            let handles = HANDLES.read();
             *handles.get(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF))?
         };
 
@@ -76,7 +65,7 @@ impl KernelScheme for ITimerScheme {
 
     fn kwrite(&self, id: usize, buf: UserSliceRo) -> Result<usize> {
         let _clock = {
-            let handles = self.handles.read();
+            let handles = HANDLES.read();
             *handles.get(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF))?
         };
 
@@ -93,7 +82,7 @@ impl KernelScheme for ITimerScheme {
     }
     fn kfpath(&self, id: usize, buf: UserSliceWo) -> Result<usize> {
         let clock = {
-            let handles = self.handles.read();
+            let handles = HANDLES.read();
             *handles.get(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF))?
         };
 
diff --git a/src/scheme/mod.rs b/src/scheme/mod.rs
index b56f6485f4..faae9939a0 100644
--- a/src/scheme/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scheme/mod.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl SchemeList {
         // TODO: impl TryFrom<SchemeId> and bypass map for global schemes?
         {
             use GlobalSchemes::*;
-            insert_globals(&[Debug, Event, Memory, Pipe, Serio, Irq, Time]);
+            insert_globals(&[Debug, Event, Memory, Pipe, Serio, Irq, Time, ITimer]);
 
             #[cfg(all(feature = "acpi", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
             insert_globals(&[Acpi]);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl SchemeList {
 
         self.insert(ns, "", |scheme_id| KernelSchemes::Root(Arc::new(RootScheme::new(ns, scheme_id)))).unwrap();
         self.insert_global(ns, "event", GlobalSchemes::Event).unwrap();
-        self.insert(ns, "itimer", |_| KernelSchemes::ITimer(Arc::new(ITimerScheme::new()))).unwrap();
+        self.insert_global(ns, "itimer", GlobalSchemes::ITimer).unwrap();
         self.insert_global(ns, "memory", GlobalSchemes::Memory).unwrap();
         self.insert_global(ns, "pipe", GlobalSchemes::Pipe).unwrap();
         self.insert(ns, "sys", |_| KernelSchemes::Sys(Arc::new(SysScheme::new()))).unwrap();
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ pub fn calc_seek_offset(cur_pos: usize, rel_pos: isize, whence: usize, len: usiz
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum KernelSchemes {
-    ITimer(Arc<ITimerScheme>),
     Proc(Arc<ProcScheme>),
     Root(Arc<RootScheme>),
     Sys(Arc<SysScheme>),
@@ -449,6 +448,7 @@ pub enum GlobalSchemes {
     Serio,
     Irq,
     Time,
+    ITimer,
 
     #[cfg(all(feature = "acpi", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
     Acpi,
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ impl core::ops::Deref for KernelSchemes {
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         match self {
-            Self::ITimer(scheme) => &**scheme,
             Self::Proc(scheme) => &**scheme,
             Self::Root(scheme) => &**scheme,
             Self::Sys(scheme) => &**scheme,
@@ -486,6 +485,7 @@ impl core::ops::Deref for GlobalSchemes {
             Self::Serio => &SerioScheme,
             Self::Irq => &IrqScheme,
             Self::Time => &TimeScheme,
+            Self::ITimer => &ITimerScheme,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "acpi", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
             Self::Acpi => &AcpiScheme,
         }