diff --git a/gdk/gdkenumtypes.c.template b/gdk/gdkenumtypes.c.template
index df9edfefa1..f303a822f8 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkenumtypes.c.template
+++ b/gdk/gdkenumtypes.c.template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 GType
 @enum_name@_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
+  static gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&g_define_type_id__volatile))
     {
diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtkcellaccessibleparent.c b/gtk/a11y/gtkcellaccessibleparent.c
index bb0590c1ee..319a8426ee 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtkcellaccessibleparent.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtkcellaccessibleparent.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 GType
 gtk_cell_accessible_parent_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
+  static gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&g_define_type_id__volatile))
     {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprivatetypebuiltins.c.template b/gtk/gtkprivatetypebuiltins.c.template
index 2565208bfc..685cf55e4b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprivatetypebuiltins.c.template
+++ b/gtk/gtkprivatetypebuiltins.c.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 GType
 _@enum_name@_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
+  static gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&g_define_type_id__volatile))
     {
diff --git a/gtk/gtktypebuiltins.c.template b/gtk/gtktypebuiltins.c.template
index f4d748b7b9..43bc406d79 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktypebuiltins.c.template
+++ b/gtk/gtktypebuiltins.c.template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 GType
 @enum_name@_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
+  static gsize g_define_type_id__volatile = 0;
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&g_define_type_id__volatile))
     {