diff -r 050c11c6e40b -r 2f5620707176 src/arch/alpha/decoder.hh
--- a/src/arch/alpha/decoder.hh	Sun Feb 10 15:51:08 2013 -0600
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/decoder.hh	Sun Feb 10 15:52:07 2013 -0600
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
   protected:
     /// A cache of decoded instruction objects.
-    static GenericISA::BasicDecodeCache defaultCache;
+    GenericISA::BasicDecodeCache defaultCache;
 
   public:
     StaticInstPtr decodeInst(ExtMachInst mach_inst);
diff -r 050c11c6e40b -r 2f5620707176 src/arch/alpha/decoder.cc
--- a/src/arch/alpha/decoder.cc	Sun Feb 10 15:51:08 2013 -0600
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/decoder.cc	Sun Feb 10 15:52:07 2013 -0600
@@ -32,7 +32,4 @@
 
 namespace AlphaISA
 {
-
-GenericISA::BasicDecodeCache Decoder::defaultCache;
-
 }