diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/packageurlinterceptor.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/packageurlinterceptor.cpp
--- a/src/plasmaquick/packageurlinterceptor.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/packageurlinterceptor.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         return d->selector->select(path);
     }
     const QString prefix = QString::fromUtf8(prefixForType(type, path.path()));
-    QRegularExpression match(QStringLiteral("/ui/(.*)"));
+    static QRegularExpression match(QStringLiteral("/ui/(.*)"));
     // TODO KF6: Kill this hack
     QString plainPath = path.toString();
     if (plainPath.contains(match)) {