diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h
index 451de3be71c..b78c9e612a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-static int delegateMargin = 2;
+const int delegateMargin = 2;
 
 class NavigatorWidget;
 class NavigatorTreeModel;