diff --git a/effects/effect_builtins.cpp b/effects/effect_builtins.cpp
index 60fe22b286..f1fda6f547 100644
--- a/effects/effect_builtins.cpp
+++ b/effects/effect_builtins.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ inline Effect *createHelper()
     return new T();
 }
 
-static const QVector<EffectData> s_effectData = {
+static const QVector<EffectData> &effectData()
+{
+    static const QVector<EffectData> s_effectData = {
     {
         QString(),
         QString(),
@@ -683,7 +685,9 @@ EFFECT_FALLBACK
 #endif
 EFFECT_FALLBACK
     }
-};
+    };
+    return s_effectData;
+}
 
 static inline int index(BuiltInEffect effect)
 {
@@ -692,21 +696,21 @@ static inline int index(BuiltInEffect effect)
 
 Effect *create(BuiltInEffect effect)
 {
-    const EffectData &effectData = s_effectData.at(index(effect));
-    if (effectData.createFunction == nullptr) {
+    const EffectData &data = effectData(effect);
+    if (data.createFunction == nullptr) {
         return nullptr;
     }
-    return effectData.createFunction();
+    return data.createFunction();
 }
 
 bool available(const QString &name)
 {
-    auto it = std::find_if(s_effectData.begin(), s_effectData.end(),
+    auto it = std::find_if(effectData().begin(), effectData().end(),
         [name](const EffectData &data) {
             return data.name == name;
         }
     );
-    return it != s_effectData.end();
+    return it != effectData().end();
 }
 
 bool supported(BuiltInEffect effect)
@@ -714,11 +718,11 @@ bool supported(BuiltInEffect effect)
     if (effect == BuiltInEffect::Invalid) {
         return false;
     }
-    const EffectData &effectData = s_effectData.at(index(effect));
-    if (effectData.supportedFunction == nullptr) {
+    const EffectData &data = effectData(effect);
+    if (data.supportedFunction == nullptr) {
         return true;
     }
-    return effectData.supportedFunction();
+    return data.supportedFunction();
 }
 
 bool checkEnabledByDefault(BuiltInEffect effect)
@@ -726,23 +730,22 @@ bool checkEnabledByDefault(BuiltInEffect effect)
     if (effect == BuiltInEffect::Invalid) {
         return false;
     }
-    const EffectData &effectData = s_effectData.at(index(effect));
-    if (effectData.enabledFunction == nullptr) {
+    const EffectData &data = effectData(effect);
+    if (data.enabledFunction == nullptr) {
         return true;
     }
-    return effectData.enabledFunction();
+    return data.enabledFunction();
 }
 
 bool enabledByDefault(BuiltInEffect effect)
 {
-    const EffectData &effectData = s_effectData.at(index(effect));
-    return effectData.enabled;
+    return effectData(effect).enabled;
 }
 
 QStringList availableEffectNames()
 {
     QStringList result;
-    for (const EffectData &data : s_effectData) {
+    for (const EffectData &data : effectData()) {
         if (data.name.isEmpty()) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -762,25 +765,25 @@ QList< BuiltInEffect > availableEffects()
 
 BuiltInEffect builtInForName(const QString &name)
 {
-    auto it = std::find_if(s_effectData.begin(), s_effectData.end(),
+    auto it = std::find_if(effectData().begin(), effectData().end(),
         [name](const EffectData &data) {
             return data.name == name;
         }
     );
-    if (it == s_effectData.end()) {
+    if (it == effectData().end()) {
         return BuiltInEffect::Invalid;
     }
-    return BuiltInEffect(std::distance(s_effectData.begin(), it));
+    return BuiltInEffect(std::distance(effectData().begin(), it));
 }
 
 QString nameForEffect(BuiltInEffect effect)
 {
-    return s_effectData.at(index(effect)).name;
+    return effectData(effect).name;
 }
 
 const EffectData &effectData(BuiltInEffect effect)
 {
-    return s_effectData.at(index(effect));
+    return effectData().at(index(effect));
 }
 
 } // BuiltInEffects