diff --git a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Models/filesystemmodel.cpp b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Models/filesystemmodel.cpp
index e387ecd0..4eb94cd4 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Models/filesystemmodel.cpp
+++ b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Models/filesystemmodel.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ bool FileSystemEntry::isImage() const {
 
 QString FileSystemEntry::mimeType() const {
     if (!m_mimeTypeInitialised) {
-        const QMimeDatabase db;
-        m_mimeType = db.mimeTypeForFile(m_path).name();
+        static const QMimeDatabase s_db;
+        m_mimeType = s_db.mimeTypeForFile(m_path).name();
         m_mimeTypeInitialised = true;
     }
     return m_mimeType;