diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c
index 1486147f3bac..b12c76de60b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static ssize_t chars_chartab_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 static void report_char_chartab_status(int reset, int received, int used,
 	int rejected, int do_characters)
 {
-	char *object_type[] = {
+	static char const *object_type[] = {
 		"character class entries",
 		"character descriptions",
 	};