diff --git a/src/core/atcore.cpp b/src/core/atcore.cpp
--- a/src/core/atcore.cpp
+++ b/src/core/atcore.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 
 void AtCore::move(AtCore::AXES axis, int arg)
 {
-    static QLatin1Char a('?');
+    QLatin1Char a('?');
     switch (axis) {
     case AtCore::X:
         a = QLatin1Char('X');