diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderStates.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderStates.cpp
index 2ec3fb895..093d902d6 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderStates.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderStates.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
 namespace sf
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-const RenderStates RenderStates::Default;
+// We cannot use the default constructor here, because it accesses BlendAlpha, which is also global (and dynamically
+// initialized). Initialization order of global objects in different translation units is not defined.
+const RenderStates RenderStates::Default(BlendMode(
+    BlendMode::SrcAlpha, BlendMode::OneMinusSrcAlpha, BlendMode::Add,
+    BlendMode::One, BlendMode::OneMinusSrcAlpha, BlendMode::Add));
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////