diff --git a/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc b/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc
index a4b65eef6e..d5490a8979 100644
--- a/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc
+++ b/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc
@@ -976,8 +976,6 @@ Channel::NeededFrequency(const WebRtc_Word32 id)
     return(highestNeeded);
 }
 
-WebRtc_UWord8 Channel::numSocketThreads = KNumSocketThreads;
-
 WebRtc_Word32
 Channel::CreateChannel(Channel*& channel,
                        const WebRtc_Word32 channelId,
@@ -1078,8 +1076,9 @@ Channel::Channel(const WebRtc_Word32 channelId,
     _audioCodingModule(*AudioCodingModule::Create(
         VoEModuleId(instanceId, channelId))),
 #ifndef WEBRTC_EXTERNAL_TRANSPORT
+     _numSocketThreads(KNumSocketThreads),
     _socketTransportModule(*UdpTransport::Create(
-        VoEModuleId(instanceId, channelId), numSocketThreads)),
+        VoEModuleId(instanceId, channelId), _numSocketThreads)),
 #endif
 #ifdef WEBRTC_SRTP
     _srtpModule(*SrtpModule::CreateSrtpModule(VoEModuleId(instanceId,
diff --git a/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.h b/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.h
index e18ba77bdb..c9d5b829bd 100644
--- a/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.h
+++ b/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class Channel:
 public:
     enum {KNumSocketThreads = 1};
     enum {KNumberOfSocketBuffers = 8};
-    static WebRtc_UWord8 numSocketThreads;
 public:
     virtual ~Channel();
     static WebRtc_Word32 CreateChannel(Channel*& channel,
@@ -543,6 +542,7 @@ private:
     RtpRtcp& _rtpRtcpModule;
     AudioCodingModule& _audioCodingModule;
 #ifndef WEBRTC_EXTERNAL_TRANSPORT
+    WebRtc_UWord8 _numSocketThreads;
     UdpTransport& _socketTransportModule;
 #endif
 #ifdef WEBRTC_SRTP