diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/GroupMemberLoader.java b/src/com/android/contacts/GroupMemberLoader.java
index a75da48..9012362 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/GroupMemberLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/GroupMemberLoader.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     /**
      * Projection map is taken from {@link ContactListAdapter}
      */
-    private final String[] PROJECTION_DATA = new String[] {
+    private static final String[] PROJECTION_DATA = new String[] {
         // TODO: Pull Projection_data out into util class
         Data.CONTACT_ID,                        // 0
         Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID,                    // 1