diff --git a/src/CommonCommandFlags.cpp b/src/CommonCommandFlags.cpp
index 3477daed3..008975323 100644
--- a/src/CommonCommandFlags.cpp
+++ b/src/CommonCommandFlags.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ bool TimeSelectedPred( const AudacityProject &project )
    return !ViewInfo::Get( project ).selectedRegion.isPoint();
 };
 
-const CommandFlagOptions cutCopyOptions{
+const CommandFlagOptions &cutCopyOptions() {
+static CommandFlagOptions result{
 // In reporting the issue with cut or copy, we don't tell the user they could also select some text in a label.
    []( const TranslatableString &Name ) {
       // PRL:  These strings have hard-coded mention of a certain shortcut key,
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ const CommandFlagOptions cutCopyOptions{
    "Selecting_Audio_-_the_basics",
    XO("No Audio Selected")
 };
+return result;
+}
 
 // Noise Reduction has a custom error message, when nothing selected.
 const CommandFlagOptions noiseReductionOptions{
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ const ReservedCommandFlag
    },
    TimeSelectedFlag{
       TimeSelectedPred,
-      cutCopyOptions
+      cutCopyOptions()
    },
    WaveTracksSelectedFlag{
       [](const AudacityProject &project){
diff --git a/src/CommonCommandFlags.h b/src/CommonCommandFlags.h
index 1d497e973..88b442761 100644
--- a/src/CommonCommandFlags.h
+++ b/src/CommonCommandFlags.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Paul Licameli split from Menus.cpp
 bool TracksSelectedPred( const AudacityProject &project );
 bool AudioIOBusyPred( const AudacityProject &project );
 bool TimeSelectedPred( const AudacityProject &project );
-extern const CommandFlagOptions cutCopyOptions;
+extern const CommandFlagOptions &cutCopyOptions();
 
 extern AUDACITY_DLL_API const ReservedCommandFlag
    AudioIONotBusyFlag,
diff --git a/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp b/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp
index a9e9719d5..be180bc30 100644
--- a/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ const ReservedCommandFlag
 
          return false;
       },
-      cutCopyOptions
+      cutCopyOptions()
    };
 
 MenuTable::BaseItemPtr EditMenu( AudacityProject & )