diff --git a/engine/qclib/qccgui.c b/engine/qclib/qccgui.c
index fe699c028..9f05b48b6 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qccgui.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qccgui.c
@@ -7052,7 +7052,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLin
 	pbool fl_acc;
 	unsigned int i;
 	WNDCLASS wndclass;
-	ACCEL acceleratorlist[] =
+	static ACCEL acceleratorlist[] =
 	{
 		{FCONTROL|FVIRTKEY, 'S', IDM_SAVE},
 		{FCONTROL|FVIRTKEY, 'F', IDM_FIND},