diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index d1454847d..bbaee5358 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ const char *VFS_DATA_FILE_BASE = "data.db2.x.";
 const char *VFS_INDEX_FILE_BASE = "index.db2.x.";
 
 static std::string gSecondLife;
-static std::string gWindowTitle;
+std::string gWindowTitle;
 
 std::string gLoginPage;
 std::vector<std::string> gLoginURIs;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
index f3f55ca45..6c6356cbb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ LLPointer<LLViewerTexture> gStartTexture;
 //
 extern S32 gStartImageWidth;
 extern S32 gStartImageHeight;
+extern std::string gWindowTitle;
 
 //
 // local globals
@@ -1550,7 +1551,7 @@ bool idle_startup()
 				{
 					name += " " + lastname;
 				}
-				gViewerWindow->getWindow()->setTitle(LLAppViewer::instance()->getWindowTitle() + "- " + name);
+				gViewerWindow->getWindow()->setTitle(gWindowTitle += "- " + name);
 				// Pass the user information to the voice chat server interface.
 				LLVoiceClient::getInstance()->userAuthorized(name, gAgentID);
 				// create the default proximal channel