diff --git a/src/table/settings/news_display_settings.ini b/src/table/settings/news_display_settings.ini
--- a/src/table/settings/news_display_settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/settings/news_display_settings.ini
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ; News display settings as stored in the main configuration file ("openttd.cfg").
 
 [pre-amble]
-static std::initializer_list<const char*> _news_display{ "off", "summarized", "full"};
+static constexpr std::initializer_list<const char*> _news_display{ "off", "summarized", "full"};
 
 static const SettingVariant _news_display_settings_table[] = {
 [post-amble]