diff --git a/engines/sci/event.cpp b/engines/sci/event.cpp
index 45de30cb5c3..b93f7bddec1 100644
--- a/engines/sci/event.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/event.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Sci {
 
 #define SCANCODE_ROWS_NR 3
 
-EventManager::EventManager(bool fontIsExtended) : _fontIsExtended(fontIsExtended) {
+EventManager::EventManager(bool fontIsExtended) : _fontIsExtended(fontIsExtended), _modifierStates(0) {
 }
 
 EventManager::~EventManager() {
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static const byte codepagemap_88591toDOS[0x80] = {
 };
 
 SciEvent EventManager::getScummVMEvent() {
-	static int _modifierStates = 0;	// FIXME: Avoid non-const global vars
 	SciEvent input = { SCI_EVENT_NONE, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 	Common::EventManager *em = g_system->getEventManager();
diff --git a/engines/sci/event.h b/engines/sci/event.h
index dc7aebc98e2..314add7b2ca 100644
--- a/engines/sci/event.h
+++ b/engines/sci/event.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ private:
 	SciEvent getScummVMEvent();
 
 	const bool _fontIsExtended;
+	int _modifierStates;
 	Common::List<SciEvent> _events;
 };