diff --git a/FL/Fl_PSfile_Device.H b/FL/Fl_PSfile_Device.H
index 3e1b1598e914a4c8d458bcad357737d2257a720e..d829e0789b85258563dd3b17093d4bacb1ec9b97 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_PSfile_Device.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_PSfile_Device.H
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  */
 FL_EXPORT class Fl_PS_Device : public  Fl_Device {
 public: 
-  static const char *Fl_PS_Device::device_type;
+  static const char *device_type;
   /**
    \brief Possible page formats.
    */