diff --git a/Scripts/Multis/HouseFoundation.cs b/Scripts/Multis/HouseFoundation.cs
index 6ccac839b..822690834 100644
--- a/Scripts/Multis/HouseFoundation.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Multis/HouseFoundation.cs
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ namespace Server.Multis
 			return Verification.IsItemValid( itemID );
 		}
 
-		public const bool AllowStairSectioning = true;
+		public static readonly bool AllowStairSectioning = true;
 
 		/* Stair block IDs
 		 * (sorted ascending)