diff --git a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
index f322e6459a..d241a938ff 100644
--- a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
@@ -2671,16 +2671,17 @@ std::string InitLogicalWorkingDirectory()
 
 std::string cmSystemToolsLogicalWorkingDirectory =
   InitLogicalWorkingDirectory();
+
+std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeCommand;
+std::string cmSystemToolsCTestCommand;
+std::string cmSystemToolsCPackCommand;
+std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeCursesCommand;
+std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeGUICommand;
+std::string cmSystemToolsCMClDepsCommand;
+std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeRoot;
+std::string cmSystemToolsHTMLDoc;
 }
 
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeCommand;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCTestCommand;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCPackCommand;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeCursesCommand;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeGUICommand;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCMClDepsCommand;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsCMakeRoot;
-static std::string cmSystemToolsHTMLDoc;
 void cmSystemTools::FindCMakeResources(const char* argv0)
 {
   std::string exe_dir;