diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp
index 78412d5e2b..76699dfba5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ StatsWindow::StatsWindow (MWWorld::Environment& environment)
     for (int i = 0; i < ESM::Skill::Length; ++i)
     {
         skillValues.insert(std::pair<int, MWMechanics::Stat<float> >(i, MWMechanics::Stat<float>()));
-        skillWidgetMap.insert(std::pair<int, MyGUI::WidgetPtr>(i, nullptr));
+        skillWidgetMap.insert(std::pair<int, MyGUI::StaticTextPtr>(i, nullptr));
     }
 
     static_cast<MyGUI::WindowPtr>(mMainWidget)->eventWindowChangeCoord = MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &StatsWindow::onWindowResize);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void StatsWindow::setPlayerName(const std::string& playerName)
     mMainWidget->setCaption(playerName);
 }
 
-void StatsWindow::setStyledText(MyGUI::WidgetPtr widget, ColorStyle style, const std::string &value)
+void StatsWindow::setStyledText(MyGUI::StaticTextPtr widget, ColorStyle style, const std::string &value)
 {
     widget->setCaption(value);
     if (style == CS_Super)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void StatsWindow::setValue (const std::string& id, const MWMechanics::Stat<float
         {
             int skillId = skillMap[i].skillId;
             skillValues[skillId] = value;
-            MyGUI::WidgetPtr widget = skillWidgetMap[skillId];
+            MyGUI::StaticTextPtr widget = skillWidgetMap[skillId];
             if (widget)
             {
                 float modified = value.getModified(), base = value.getBase();
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void StatsWindow::addGroup(const std::string &label, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, My
     coord2.top += lineHeight;
 }
 
-MyGUI::WidgetPtr StatsWindow::addValueItem(const std::string text, const std::string &value, ColorStyle style, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2)
+MyGUI::StaticTextPtr StatsWindow::addValueItem(const std::string text, const std::string &value, ColorStyle style, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2)
 {
     MyGUI::StaticTextPtr skillNameWidget, skillValueWidget;
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void StatsWindow::addSkills(const SkillList &skills, const std::string &titleId,
             style = CS_Super;
         else if (modified < base)
             style = CS_Sub;
-        MyGUI::WidgetPtr widget = addValueItem(wm->getGameSettingString(skillNameId, skillNameId), boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(static_cast<int>(modified)), style, coord1, coord2);
+        MyGUI::StaticTextPtr widget = addValueItem(wm->getGameSettingString(skillNameId, skillNameId), boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(static_cast<int>(modified)), style, coord1, coord2);
         skillWidgetMap[skillId] = widget;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
index 2caf33a1d4..574e51c8fd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ namespace MWGui
           CS_Normal,
           CS_Super
         };
-        void setStyledText(MyGUI::WidgetPtr widget, ColorStyle style, const std::string &value);
+        void setStyledText(MyGUI::StaticTextPtr widget, ColorStyle style, const std::string &value);
         void addSkills(const SkillList &skills, const std::string &titleId, const std::string &titleDefault, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
         void addSeparator(MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
         void addGroup(const std::string &label, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
-        MyGUI::WidgetPtr addValueItem(const std::string text, const std::string &value, ColorStyle style, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
+        MyGUI::StaticTextPtr addValueItem(const std::string text, const std::string &value, ColorStyle style, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
         void addItem(const std::string text, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
         void updateScroller();
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         SkillList majorSkills, minorSkills, miscSkills;
         std::map<int, MWMechanics::Stat<float> > skillValues;
-        std::map<int, MyGUI::WidgetPtr> skillWidgetMap;
+        std::map<int, MyGUI::StaticTextPtr> skillWidgetMap;
         std::map<std::string, MyGUI::WidgetPtr> factionWidgetMap;
         FactionList factions; ///< Stores a list of factions and the current rank
         std::string birthSignId;