diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index e41bc37bd..d2707bbec 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Verilator 5.015 devel
 * Fix nested assignments on the LHS (#4435). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
 * Fix false MULTITOP on bound interfaces (#4438). [Alex Solomatnikov]
 * Fix internal error on real conversion (#4447). [vdhotre-ventana]
+* Fix lifetime unknown error on enum.name (#4448). [jwoutersymatra]
 
 
 Verilator 5.014 2023-08-06
diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index d5333b6f7..a279cf416 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -7203,6 +7203,7 @@ private:
                                         "__Venumtab_" + VString::downcase(attrType.ascii())
                                             + cvtToStr(m_dtTables++),
                                         vardtypep};
+        varp->lifetime(VLifetime::STATIC);
         varp->isConst(true);
         varp->isStatic(true);
         varp->valuep(initp);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_fork_join_none_class_cap.v b/test_regress/t/t_fork_join_none_class_cap.v
index 8f5fda807..36ba60f03 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_fork_join_none_class_cap.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_fork_join_none_class_cap.v
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
 
 event evt1;
 
+typedef enum {ENUM_VALUE} enum_t;
+
 class Foo;
   int m_member;
+  enum_t m_en;
 
   task do_something();
     fork
       #20 begin
         m_member++;
-        $display("this's m_member: ", m_member);
+        $display("this's m_member: %0d  m_en: %s", m_member, m_en.name());
         if (m_member != 3)
           $stop;
         ->evt1;
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class Foo;
     fork
       begin
         foo.m_member++;
-        $display("foo's m_member: %d", foo.m_member);
+        $display("foo's m_member: %0d  m_en: %s", foo.m_member, foo.m_en.name());
         if (foo.m_member != 2)
           $stop;
       end