diff --git a/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c b/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
index 5dcdd15b09..8a429eb2e7 100644
--- a/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
+++ b/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_can_handle_caps (GstCaps * incaps)
 {
   gboolean ret;
   GstCaps *caps;
-  GstStaticCaps static_caps = GST_STATIC_CAPS (DVBSUB_OVERLAY_CAPS);
+  static GstStaticCaps static_caps = GST_STATIC_CAPS (DVBSUB_OVERLAY_CAPS);
 
   caps = gst_static_caps_get (&static_caps);
   ret = gst_caps_is_subset (incaps, caps);