diff --git a/src/C4Globals.cpp b/src/C4Globals.cpp
index 4fe722d90..949197012 100644
--- a/src/C4Globals.cpp
+++ b/src/C4Globals.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "game/C4GraphicsSystem.h"
 #include "game/C4Game.h"
 #include "object/C4GameObjects.h"
+#include "c4group/C4LangStringTable.h"
 #include "gui/C4MouseControl.h"
 #include "network/C4Network2.h"
 #include "script/C4PropList.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ C4Set<C4PropListNumbered *> C4PropListNumbered::PropLists;
 C4Set<C4PropListScript *> C4PropListScript::PropLists;
 std::vector<C4PropListNumbered *> C4PropListNumbered::ShelvedPropLists;
 int32_t C4PropListNumbered::EnumerationIndex = 0;
+C4LangStringTable C4LangStringTable::system_string_table;
 C4StringTable  Strings;
 C4AulScriptEngine ScriptEngine;
 C4Application  Application;
diff --git a/src/c4group/C4LangStringTable.cpp b/src/c4group/C4LangStringTable.cpp
index d6c227da4..076edf003 100644
--- a/src/c4group/C4LangStringTable.cpp
+++ b/src/c4group/C4LangStringTable.cpp
@@ -174,5 +174,3 @@ void C4LangStringTable::ReplaceStrings(StdStrBuf &rBuf)
 {
 	ReplaceStrings(rBuf, rBuf);
 }
-
-C4LangStringTable C4LangStringTable::system_string_table;