diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 8c29bef4..7b29eb77 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -2737,7 +2737,7 @@ SExplicitSyncSettings CHyprRenderer::getExplicitSyncSettings() {
 
             // check nvidia version. Explicit KMS is supported in >=560
             // in the case of an error, driverMajor will stay 0 and explicit KMS will be disabled
-            int         driverMajor = 0;
+            static int  driverMajor = 0;
 
             static bool once = true;
             if (once) {