diff --git a/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp b/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp
index e1fc80e..f364dba 100644
--- a/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp
+++ b/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static void pushBack(int v, int* arr, int& an)
 
 static bool removeVertex(rcPolyMesh& mesh, const unsigned short rem, const int maxTris)
 {
-	static const int nvp = mesh.nvp;
+	const int nvp = mesh.nvp;
 
 	// Count number of polygons to remove.
 	int nrem = 0;