diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.cpp
index bbeb56f0..0fbb87d0 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,14 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+FrameFactory FrameFactory::factory;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // public members
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 FrameFactory *FrameFactory::instance()
 {
-  static FrameFactory factory;
   return &factory;
 }
 
@@ -538,4 +539,3 @@ bool FrameFactory::updateFrame(Frame::Header *header) const
 
   return true;
 }
-
diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.h b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.h
index c3875dc5..33c7f67e 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.h
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2framefactory.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ namespace TagLib {
     {
     public:
       static FrameFactory *instance();
-
       /*!
        * Create a frame based on \a data.  \a synchSafeInts should only be set
        * false if we are parsing an old tag (v2.3 or older) that does not support
@@ -153,6 +152,8 @@ namespace TagLib {
       FrameFactory(const FrameFactory &);
       FrameFactory &operator=(const FrameFactory &);
 
+      static FrameFactory factory;
+
       class FrameFactoryPrivate;
       FrameFactoryPrivate *d;
     };