diff --git a/src/map/datum.cpp b/src/map/datum.cpp
index 10b9db49..409b2bf6 100644
--- a/src/map/datum.cpp
+++ b/src/map/datum.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 #define ds2scale(x) (1.0 + (x) * 1e-6)
 #define scale2ds(x) (((x) - 1.0) / 1e-6)
 
-static Ellipsoid WGS84e = Ellipsoid(WGS84_RADIUS, WGS84_FLATTENING);
-static Datum WGS84 = Datum(&WGS84e, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-
 static Coordinates molodensky(const Coordinates &c, const Datum &from,
   const Datum &to)
 {
@@ -46,6 +43,12 @@ static Coordinates molodensky(const Coordinates &c, const Datum &from,
 	return Coordinates(c.lon() + rad2deg(dlon), c.lat() + rad2deg(dlat));
 }
 
+const Datum &Datum::WGS84()
+{
+	static Datum d(&Ellipsoid::WGS84(), 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+	return d;
+}
+
 Point3D Datum::helmert(const Point3D &p) const
 {
 	return Point3D(_scale * (p.x() + _rz * p.y() -_ry * p.z()) + _dx,
@@ -92,9 +95,9 @@ Coordinates Datum::toWGS84(const Coordinates &c) const
 	switch (_transformation) {
 		case Helmert:
 			return Geocentric::toGeodetic(helmert(Geocentric::fromGeodetic(c,
-			  ellipsoid())), WGS84.ellipsoid());
+			  ellipsoid())), WGS84().ellipsoid());
 		case Molodensky:
-			return molodensky(c, *this, WGS84);
+			return molodensky(c, *this, WGS84());
 		default:
 			return c;
 	}
@@ -105,9 +108,9 @@ Coordinates Datum::fromWGS84(const Coordinates &c) const
 	switch (_transformation) {
 		case Helmert:
 			return Geocentric::toGeodetic(helmertr(Geocentric::fromGeodetic(c,
-			  WGS84.ellipsoid())), ellipsoid());
+			  WGS84().ellipsoid())), ellipsoid());
 		case Molodensky:
-			return molodensky(c, WGS84, *this);
+			return molodensky(c, WGS84(), *this);
 		default:
 			return c;
 	}
diff --git a/src/map/datum.h b/src/map/datum.h
index 29aa2708..26ea027d 100644
--- a/src/map/datum.h
+++ b/src/map/datum.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
 	Coordinates toWGS84(const Coordinates &c) const;
 	Coordinates fromWGS84(const Coordinates &c) const;
 
+	static const Datum &WGS84();
+
 private:
 	enum TransformationType {
 		None,
diff --git a/src/map/gcs.cpp b/src/map/gcs.cpp
index cb1306d8..b1d2f8e5 100644
--- a/src/map/gcs.cpp
+++ b/src/map/gcs.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ QList<GCS::Entry> GCS::_gcss = defaults();
 
 const GCS &GCS::WGS84()
 {
-	static Datum d(&Ellipsoid::WGS84(), 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-	static GCS g(d, 8901, 9122);
+	static GCS g(Datum::WGS84(), 8901, 9122);
 	return g;
 }