diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/classbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/classbindings.cpp
index 1e75bb674d..e506916337 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/classbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/classbindings.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ namespace MWLua
             return res;
         });
 
-        classT["specialization"] = sol::readonly_property(
-            [](const ESM::Class& rec) -> std::string_view { return getSpecialization(rec.mData.mSpecialization); });
+        classT["specialization"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Class& rec) -> std::string_view {
+            return ESM::Class::indexToLuaId[rec.mData.mSpecialization];
+        });
         classT["isPlayable"]
             = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Class& rec) -> bool { return rec.mData.mIsPlayable; });
         return LuaUtil::makeReadOnly(classes);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
index ad8de5df10..0311ccaab8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ namespace
 
 namespace MWLua
 {
-    std::string_view getSpecialization(int32_t val)
-    {
-        if (val == ESM::Class::Stealth)
-            return "stealth";
-        else if (val == ESM::Class::Magic)
-            return "magic";
-        else
-            return "combat";
-    }
-
     static void addStatUpdateAction(MWLua::LuaManager* manager, const SelfObject& obj)
     {
         if (!obj.mStatsCache.empty())
@@ -456,8 +446,9 @@ namespace MWLua
         skillT["name"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Skill& rec) -> std::string_view { return rec.mName; });
         skillT["description"]
             = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Skill& rec) -> std::string_view { return rec.mDescription; });
-        skillT["specialization"] = sol::readonly_property(
-            [](const ESM::Skill& rec) -> std::string_view { return getSpecialization(rec.mData.mSpecialization); });
+        skillT["specialization"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Skill& rec) -> std::string_view {
+            return ESM::Class::indexToLuaId[rec.mData.mSpecialization];
+        });
         skillT["icon"] = sol::readonly_property([vfs](const ESM::Skill& rec) -> std::string {
             return Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(rec.mIcon, vfs);
         });
diff --git a/components/esm3/loadclas.cpp b/components/esm3/loadclas.cpp
index 0c58f1d45a..2dd605c7c6 100644
--- a/components/esm3/loadclas.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/loadclas.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace ESM
 {
     const std::string_view Class::sGmstSpecializationIds[3]
         = { "sSpecializationCombat", "sSpecializationMagic", "sSpecializationStealth" };
+    const std::string_view Class::indexToLuaId[3] = { "combat", "magic", "stealth" };
 
     int32_t& Class::CLDTstruct::getSkill(int index, bool major)
     {
diff --git a/components/esm3/loadclas.hpp b/components/esm3/loadclas.hpp
index 47b8b73b7e..f4bf60bc11 100644
--- a/components/esm3/loadclas.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/loadclas.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ namespace ESM
             Magic = 1,
             Stealth = 2
         };
-
         static const std::string_view sGmstSpecializationIds[3];
+        static const std::string_view indexToLuaId[3];
 
         struct CLDTstruct
         {