diff --git a/Tactical/Items.cpp b/Tactical/Items.cpp
index 9e2f4b8e..cafd1751 100644
--- a/Tactical/Items.cpp
+++ b/Tactical/Items.cpp
@@ -7363,7 +7363,7 @@ BOOLEAN CreateItem( UINT16 usItem, INT16 bStatus, OBJECTTYPE * pObj )
 				break;
 
 			//cannot use gTempObject
-			static OBJECTTYPE defaultAttachment;
+			OBJECTTYPE defaultAttachment;
 			CreateItem(Item [ usItem ].defaultattachments[cnt],100,&defaultAttachment);
 			pObj->AttachObject(NULL,&defaultAttachment, FALSE);
 		}
diff --git a/Tactical/World Items.cpp b/Tactical/World Items.cpp
index 9bb5fdda..a0bef163 100644
--- a/Tactical/World Items.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/World Items.cpp	
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void LoadWorldItemsFromMap( INT8 **hBuffer, float dMajorMapVersion, int ubMinorM
 					break;
 
 				//cannot use gTempObject
-				static OBJECTTYPE defaultAttachment;
+				OBJECTTYPE defaultAttachment;
 				CreateItem(Item [ dummyItem.object.usItem ].defaultattachments[cnt],100,&defaultAttachment);
 				dummyItem.object.AttachObject(NULL,&defaultAttachment, FALSE);
 			}