diff --git a/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp b/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp
index 834851aec..649399a6e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<UINode> create_debug_panel(
     static int drawCallsMaxOld = drawCallsMax;
     static float drawCallsAvgLong = drawCalls;
 
-    const float AVG_ALPHA = 0.01;
+    static float AVG_ALPHA = 0.01;
 
     static size_t lastTotalDownload = 0;
     static size_t lastTotalUpload = 0;