diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpMessageDecoder.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpMessageDecoder.java
index 1a3ffe0361..fa8e1a8fc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpMessageDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpMessageDecoder.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public abstract class HttpMessageDecoder extends ReplayingDecoder<HttpMessageDec
      *
      * @apiviz.exclude
      */
-    protected enum State {
+    protected static enum State {
         SKIP_CONTROL_CHARS,
         READ_INITIAL,
         READ_HEADER,