diff --git a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.cpp b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.cpp
index 09cae9e90..dccd375ed 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.cpp
+++ b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ bool SftpPlugin::startBrowsing()
 
 bool SftpPlugin::receivePacket(const NetworkPacket &np)
 {
+    static const QSet<QString> expectedFields{
+        QStringLiteral("ip"),
+        QStringLiteral("port"),
+        QStringLiteral("user"),
+        QStringLiteral("password"),
+        QStringLiteral("path"),
+    };
     QStringList receivedFieldsList = np.body().keys();
     QSet<QString> receivedFields(receivedFieldsList.begin(), receivedFieldsList.end());
     if (!(expectedFields - receivedFields).isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.h b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.h
index 689b01fef..b8287f259 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.h
+++ b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin-win.h
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 
 #define PACKET_TYPE_SFTP_REQUEST QStringLiteral("kdeconnect.sftp.request")
 
-static const QSet<QString> expectedFields = QSet<QString>()
-    << QStringLiteral("ip") << QStringLiteral("port") << QStringLiteral("user") << QStringLiteral("password") << QStringLiteral("path");
-;
 class SftpPlugin : public KdeConnectPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT