diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderCustomData.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderCustomData.cpp
index c74a6bb75..2359482e1 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderCustomData.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderCustomData.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ struct CustomDataTypeDescription {
         *           other (like CD_ORCO, ...) uses arrays of rawtypes or even arrays of Structures
         *           use a special readfunction for that cases
         */
-std::array<CustomDataTypeDescription, CD_NUMTYPES> customDataTypeDescriptions = { { DECL_STRUCT_CUSTOMDATATYPEDESCRIPTION(MVert),
+static std::array<CustomDataTypeDescription, CD_NUMTYPES> customDataTypeDescriptions = { {
+        DECL_STRUCT_CUSTOMDATATYPEDESCRIPTION(MVert),
         DECL_UNSUPPORTED_CUSTOMDATATYPEDESCRIPTION,
         DECL_UNSUPPORTED_CUSTOMDATATYPEDESCRIPTION,
         DECL_STRUCT_CUSTOMDATATYPEDESCRIPTION(MEdge),