diff --git a/src/rugby-application.c b/src/rugby-application.c
index 96c8b4e0a5aa1064cd81a18d0d35ab77330013ef..6185734a38df6f96c3b53e1780bb9fde8389cdc3 100644
--- a/src/rugby-application.c
+++ b/src/rugby-application.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ about_activated (GSimpleAction *simple,
     GtkApplication *app = GTK_APPLICATION (user_data);
     GtkWindow *window = gtk_application_get_active_window (app);
 
-    static const gchar *authors[] = { "Bruce Cowan", NULL };
+    const gchar *authors[] = { "Bruce Cowan", NULL };
     g_autoptr (GDateTime) date = g_date_time_new_now_local ();
     gint year = g_date_time_get_year (date);
     g_autofree gchar *copyright = g_strdup_printf ("Copyright © 2012–%d Bruce Cowan",