diff --git a/src/Shared/HandyControl_Shared/Collections/ManualObservableCollection!1.cs b/src/Shared/HandyControl_Shared/Collections/ManualObservableCollection!1.cs
index 39abfc7e..c4daa2c3 100644
--- a/src/Shared/HandyControl_Shared/Collections/ManualObservableCollection!1.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/HandyControl_Shared/Collections/ManualObservableCollection!1.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace HandyControl.Collections
     [Serializable]
     public class ManualObservableCollection<T> : Collection<T>, INotifyCollectionChanged, INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
-        private SimpleMonitor _monitor = new SimpleMonitor();
+        private readonly SimpleMonitor _monitor = new SimpleMonitor();
 
         private const string CountString = "Count";