diff --git a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
index 620c07ca8..d2483cd60 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     connect(watcher, &QFileSystemWatcher::fileChanged, this, &MainWindow::MeasurementsChanged);
     connect(qApp, &QApplication::focusChanged, this, [this](QWidget *old, QWidget *now)
     {
-        static bool asking = false;
         if (old == nullptr && isAncestorOf(now) == true)
         {// focus IN
+            static bool asking = false;
             if (not asking && mChanges && not mChangesAsked)
             {
                 asking = true;