diff --git a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
index 2745447b1..634e5a7f2 100644
--- a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 // Register this check class into cppcheck by creating a static instance of it..
 namespace {
-    static CheckAutoVariables instance;
+    CheckAutoVariables instance;
 }
 
 static const CWE CWE398(398U);  // Indicator of Poor Code Quality