diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Visualization/GeometryView3D.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Visualization/GeometryView3D.hpp
index 22071d3e1c2..3dc9f7256ae 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Visualization/GeometryView3D.hpp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Visualization/GeometryView3D.hpp
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ class DetectorVolume;
 class Portal;
 }  // namespace Experimental
 
-static ViewConfig s_viewSensitive = ViewConfig({0, 180, 240});
-static ViewConfig s_viewPassive = ViewConfig({240, 280, 0});
-static ViewConfig s_viewVolume = ViewConfig({220, 220, 0});
-static ViewConfig s_viewGrid = ViewConfig({220, 0, 0});
-static ViewConfig s_viewLine = ViewConfig({0, 0, 220});
+static const ViewConfig s_viewSensitive;
+static const ViewConfig s_viewPassive;
+static const ViewConfig s_viewVolume;
+static const ViewConfig s_viewGrid;
+static const ViewConfig s_viewLine;
 
 struct GeometryView3D {
   /// Helper method to draw Polyhedron objects
diff --git a/Core/src/Visualization/GeometryView3D.cpp b/Core/src/Visualization/GeometryView3D.cpp
index 92ba990f8ba..78a9260cda6 100644
--- a/Core/src/Visualization/GeometryView3D.cpp
+++ b/Core/src/Visualization/GeometryView3D.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ std::string getWorkingDirectory() {
 
 }  // namespace
 
+namespace Acts {
+namespace Experimental {
+ViewConfig s_viewSensitive = ViewConfig({0, 180, 240});
+ViewConfig s_viewPassive = ViewConfig({240, 280, 0});
+ViewConfig s_viewVolume = ViewConfig({220, 220, 0});
+ViewConfig s_viewGrid = ViewConfig({220, 0, 0});
+ViewConfig s_viewLine = ViewConfig({0, 0, 220});
+}  // namespace Experimental
+}  // namespace Acts
+
 void Acts::GeometryView3D::drawPolyhedron(IVisualization3D& helper,
                                           const Polyhedron& polyhedron,
                                           const ViewConfig& viewConfig) {