diff --git a/applications_xdg/src/plugin.cpp b/applications_xdg/src/plugin.cpp
index 6e65e8d9..bf37cf73 100644
--- a/applications_xdg/src/plugin.cpp
+++ b/applications_xdg/src/plugin.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ vector<IndexItem> Plugin::indexApps(const bool &abort) const
             // To determine the ID of a desktop file, make its full path relative to
             // the $XDG_DATA_DIRS component in which the desktop file is installed,
             // remove the "applications/" prefix, and turn '/' into '-'.
-            QString desktopFileId = fIt.filePath().remove(QRegularExpression("^.*applications/")).replace("/","-");
+            static QRegularExpression re("^.*applications/");
+            QString desktopFileId = fIt.filePath().remove(re).replace("/","-");
 
             if (const auto &[it, success] = desktopFiles.emplace(desktopFileId, fIt.filePath()); !success)
                 DEBG << QString("Desktop file '%1' will be skipped: Shadowed by '%2'").arg(fIt.filePath(), desktopFiles[desktopFileId]);