diff --git a/src/sensors/MagneticSensorSPI.cpp b/src/sensors/MagneticSensorSPI.cpp
index baaab2de4..e12cbffff 100644
--- a/src/sensors/MagneticSensorSPI.cpp
+++ b/src/sensors/MagneticSensorSPI.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ word MagneticSensorSPI::read(word angle_register){
 
   register_value = register_value >> (1 + data_start_bit - bit_resolution);  //this should shift data to the rightmost bits of the word
 
-  const static word data_mask = 0xFFFF >> (16 - bit_resolution);
+  const word data_mask = 0xFFFF >> (16 - bit_resolution);
 
 	return register_value & data_mask;  // Return the data, stripping the non data (e.g parity) bits
 }