diff --git a/similar/main/render.cpp b/similar/main/render.cpp
index ec3d96b9d..0d0f16862 100644
--- a/similar/main/render.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/render.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static const int _search_mode = 0;
 
 #ifdef NDEBUG		//if no debug code, set these vars to constants
 
-static const int Outline_mode = 0, Show_only_curside = 0;
+const int Show_only_curside = 0;
 
 #else