diff --git a/src/Encoder_MP3.cpp b/src/Encoder_MP3.cpp
index 0037ccaa..cfdf6d28 100644
--- a/src/Encoder_MP3.cpp
+++ b/src/Encoder_MP3.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,15 @@ static const int g_mp3BitrateLUT[15] = {32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 16
 static const int g_lameVBRQualityLUT[11] = {9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, INT_MAX};
 
 //Static
-QScopedPointer<QRegExp> MP3Encoder::m_regxLayer, MP3Encoder::m_regxVersion;
 QMutex MP3Encoder::m_regexMutex;
+MUtils::Lazy<QRegExp> MP3Encoder::m_regxLayer([]
+{
+	return new QRegExp(L1S("^Layer\\s+(1|2|3)\\b"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+});
+MUtils::Lazy<QRegExp> MP3Encoder::m_regxVersion([]
+{
+	return new QRegExp(L1S("^(Version\\s+)?(1|2|2\\.5)\\b"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+});
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Encoder Info
@@ -281,17 +288,9 @@ bool MP3Encoder::isFormatSupported(const QString &containerType, const QString &
 		else if (formatType.compare(mpegAudio, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
 		{
 			QMutexLocker lock(&m_regexMutex);
-			if (m_regxLayer.isNull())
+			if ((*m_regxLayer).indexIn(formatProfile) >= 0)
 			{
-				m_regxLayer.reset(new QRegExp(L1S("^Layer\\s+(1|2|3)\\b"), Qt::CaseInsensitive));
-			}
-			if (m_regxLayer->indexIn(formatProfile) >= 0)
-			{
-				if (m_regxVersion.isNull())
-				{
-					m_regxVersion.reset(new QRegExp(L1S("^(Version\\s+)?(1|2|2\\.5)\\b"), Qt::CaseInsensitive));
-				}
-				return (m_regxVersion->indexIn(formatVersion) >= 0);
+				return ((*m_regxVersion).indexIn(formatVersion) >= 0);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/Encoder_MP3.h b/src/Encoder_MP3.h
index 52008ac4..fc722e5a 100644
--- a/src/Encoder_MP3.h
+++ b/src/Encoder_MP3.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "Encoder_Abstract.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
+#include <MUtils/Lazy.h>
 
 class MP3Encoder : public AbstractEncoder
 {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ private:
 	int m_configChannelMode;
 
 	static QMutex m_regexMutex;
-	static QScopedPointer<QRegExp> m_regxLayer, m_regxVersion;
+	static MUtils::Lazy<QRegExp> m_regxLayer, m_regxVersion;
 
 	int clipBitrate(int bitrate);
 };