diff --git a/vcl/inc/units.hrc b/vcl/inc/units.hrc
index 239b031aeec1..7a148630d3f3 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/units.hrc
+++ b/vcl/inc/units.hrc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define NC_(Context, String) TranslateId(Context, u8##String)
 
-std::pair<TranslateId, FieldUnit> SV_FUNIT_STRINGS[] =
+inline constexpr std::pair<TranslateId, FieldUnit> SV_FUNIT_STRINGS[] =
 {
     // To translators: This is the first entry of a sequence of measurement unit names
     { NC_("SV_FUNIT_STRINGS", "mm"), FieldUnit::MM },