diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
index 9d400b9aa..f83de77e8 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ init_field_def (def_t *def)
 	def_t      *field_def;
 	symbol_t   *field_sym;
 
-	field_def = new_def (def->name, type, pr.entity_data, st_global);
 	field_sym = new_symbol_type (def->name, type);
+	field_def = new_def (def->name, type, pr.entity_data, st_static);
 	field_sym->s.def = field_def;
 	symtab_addsymbol (pr.entity_fields, field_sym);
 	D_INT (def) = field_def->offset;