diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_renderer.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_renderer.cpp
index 2eb00c5fa..490c63399 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_renderer.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_renderer.cpp
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ sint32 CViewRenderer::getTextureIdFromName (const string &sName) const
 		return -1;
 
 	// convert to lowCase
-	static string	nameLwr = toLower(sName);
+	string nameLwr = toLower(sName);
 	string::size_type stripPng = nameLwr.find(".png");
 	if (stripPng != string::npos)
 	{