diff --git a/profiling/src/type_check_impl.rs b/profiling/src/type_check_impl.rs
index 7c01259..35b2e07 100644
--- a/profiling/src/type_check_impl.rs
+++ b/profiling/src/type_check_impl.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! scope {
     ($name:literal) => {
-        let _: &str = $name;
+        let _: &'static str = $name;
     };
     ($name:literal, $data:expr) => {
-        let _: &str = $name;
+        let _: &'static str = $name;
         let _: &str = $data;
     };
 }