diff --git a/src/tqdbusconnection.cpp b/src/tqdbusconnection.cpp
index 0056570..f61f2f2 100644
--- a/src/tqdbusconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/tqdbusconnection.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "tqdbusmessage_p.h"
 
-QT_STATIC_CONST_IMPL char *TQT_DBusConnection::default_connection_name = "qt_dbus_default_connection";
+const char *TQT_DBusConnection::default_connection_name = "qt_dbus_default_connection";
 
 class TQT_DBusConnectionManager
 {
diff --git a/src/tqdbusconnection.h b/src/tqdbusconnection.h
index 61362b1..20e04c4 100644
--- a/src/tqdbusconnection.h
+++ b/src/tqdbusconnection.h
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * String used as the default parameter for connection names
      */
-    QT_STATIC_CONST char *default_connection_name;
+    static const char *default_connection_name;
 
 private:
     TQT_DBusConnectionPrivate *d;