diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderBMesh.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderBMesh.cpp
index b15da185d..a82e7c678 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderBMesh.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderBMesh.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 namespace Assimp {
 template <>
 const char *LogFunctions<BlenderBMeshConverter>::Prefix() {
-    static auto prefix = "BLEND_BMESH: ";
-    return prefix;
+    return "BLEND_BMESH: ";
 }
 } // namespace Assimp
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp
index f1fb0246d..269c90b96 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
 
 template <>
 const char *LogFunctions<BlenderImporter>::Prefix() {
-    static auto prefix = "BLEND: ";
-    return prefix;
+    return "BLEND: ";
 }
 
 } // namespace Assimp
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderTessellator.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderTessellator.cpp
index d3ef5ae5e..9c78d0a2a 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderTessellator.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderTessellator.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ namspace Assimp
 {
     template< > const char* LogFunctions< BlenderTessellatorGL >::Prefix()
     {
-        static auto prefix = "BLEND_TESS_GL: ";
-        return prefix;
+        return "BLEND_TESS_GL: ";
     }
 }
 
@@ -259,8 +258,7 @@ namespace Assimp
 {
     template< > const char* LogFunctions< BlenderTessellatorP2T >::Prefix()
     {
-        static auto prefix = "BLEND_TESS_P2T: ";
-        return prefix;
+        return "BLEND_TESS_P2T: ";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/C4D/C4DImporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/C4D/C4DImporter.cpp
index 06d7a3412..f21ff8602 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/C4D/C4DImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/C4D/C4DImporter.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ void GetWriterInfo(int &id, String &appname) {
 
 namespace Assimp {
     template<> const char* LogFunctions<C4DImporter>::Prefix() {
-        static auto prefix = "C4D: ";
-        return prefix;
+        return "C4D: ";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXImporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXImporter.cpp
index 7ff194905..7a106d535 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXImporter.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
 
 template <>
 const char *LogFunctions<FBXImporter>::Prefix() {
-	static auto prefix = "FBX: ";
-	return prefix;
+	return "FBX: ";
 }
 
 } // namespace Assimp
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/IFC/IFCLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/IFC/IFCLoader.cpp
index 908dc8dfa..ee718681e 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/IFC/IFCLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/IFC/IFCLoader.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 namespace Assimp {
 template <>
 const char *LogFunctions<IFCImporter>::Prefix() {
-    static auto prefix = "IFC: ";
-    return prefix;
+    return "IFC: ";
 }
 } // namespace Assimp
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/XGL/XGLLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/XGL/XGLLoader.cpp
index 7cacbca4d..04e303370 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/XGL/XGLLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/XGL/XGLLoader.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ namespace Assimp { // this has to be in here because LogFunctions is in ::Assimp
 
 template <>
 const char *LogFunctions<XGLImporter>::Prefix() {
-    static auto prefix = "XGL: ";
-	return prefix;
+	return "XGL: ";
 }
 
 } // namespace Assimp