diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
index 487ba56247..eee4dab052 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ TogglesPanel::TogglesPanel(SettingsWindow *parent) : ListWidget(parent) {
 }
 
 DevicePanel::DevicePanel(SettingsWindow *parent) : ListWidget(parent) {
-  Params params = Params();
-
   setSpacing(50);
   addItem(new LabelControl("Dongle ID", getDongleId().value_or("N/A")));
   addItem(new LabelControl("Serial", params.get("HardwareSerial").c_str()));
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.h
index fe88180662..7fc5a8581f 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ private slots:
   void poweroff();
   void reboot();
   void updateCalibDescription();
+
+private:
+  Params params;
 };
 
 class TogglesPanel : public ListWidget {