diff --git a/includes/cache.inc b/includes/cache.inc
index b74752f..ffb3f7e 100644
--- a/includes/cache.inc
+++ b/includes/cache.inc
@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@
  *   One example is views_get_handler.
  */
 function _views_fetch_data($table = NULL, $move = TRUE, $reset = FALSE) {
-  $cache = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . '_cache');
-  $recursion_protection = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . '_recursion_protected');
-  $fully_loaded = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . '_fully_loaded');
+  static $drupal_static_fast;
+
+  if (!isset($drupal_static_fast)) {
+    $drupal_static_fast['cache'] = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . '_cache');
+    $drupal_static_fast['recursion_protection'] = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . '_recursion_protected');
+    $drupal_static_fast['fully_loaded'] = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . '_fully_loaded');
+  }
+
+  $cache = &$drupal_static_fast['cache'];
+  $recursion_protection = &$drupal_static_fast['recursion_protection'];
+  $fully_loaded = &$drupal_static_fast['fully_loaded'];
+
   if ($reset) {
     $cache = NULL;
     $fully_loaded = FALSE;