diff --git a/src/tools/moc/generator.cpp b/src/tools/moc/generator.cpp
index 6ec784cde6e..a46b52fac36 100644
--- a/src/tools/moc/generator.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/moc/generator.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void Generator::generateCode()
 
     fprintf(out, "\n#ifdef QT_MOC_HAS_STRINGDATA\n"
                  "struct qt_meta_stringdata_%s_t {};\n"
-                 "static constexpr auto qt_meta_stringdata_%s = QtMocHelpers::stringData(",
+                 "constexpr auto qt_meta_stringdata_%s = QtMocHelpers::stringData(",
             qualifiedClassNameIdentifier.constData(), qualifiedClassNameIdentifier.constData());
     {
         char comma = 0;