diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktest_utils.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktest_utils.cpp
index c25009a1ff7..68147dbb3f1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktest_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktest_utils.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 namespace QuickTestUtils {
 
-static const QByteArrayList valid = {"QUICK_TEST_MAIN", "QUICK_TEST_OPENGL_MAIN",
-                                     "QUICK_TEST_MAIN_WITH_SETUP"};
-
 bool isQuickTestMacro(const QByteArray &macro)
 {
+    static const QByteArrayList valid = {"QUICK_TEST_MAIN", "QUICK_TEST_OPENGL_MAIN",
+                                         "QUICK_TEST_MAIN_WITH_SETUP"};
     return valid.contains(macro);
 }