diff --git a/src/core/debug_state.h b/src/core/debug_state.h
index a9e6f48b7..482606979 100644
--- a/src/core/debug_state.h
+++ b/src/core/debug_state.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class ShaderList;
 
 namespace DebugStateType {
 
+static bool showing_debug_menu_bar = false;
+
 enum class QueueType {
     dcb = 0,
     ccb = 1,
@@ -131,8 +133,6 @@ class DebugStateImpl {
     friend class Core::Devtools::Widget::FrameGraph;
     friend class Core::Devtools::Widget::ShaderList;
 
-    bool showing_debug_menu_bar = false;
-
     std::queue<std::string> debug_message_popup;
 
     std::mutex guest_threads_mutex{};