diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
index da3e7f1b9..5e4247725 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void BirthDialog::updateSpells()
     }
 
     int i = 0;
-    static struct{ const std::vector<std::string> &spells; const char *label; } categories[3] = {
+    struct{ const std::vector<std::string> &spells; const char *label; } categories[3] = {
         {abilities, "sBirthsignmenu1"},
         {powers,    "sPowers"},
         {spells,    "sBirthsignmenu2"}