diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.c
index b65a5bda3195..6074680bc985 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /* DCBx version control
  */
-char *dcb_ver_array[] = {
+static const char * const dcb_ver_array[] = {
 	"Unknown",
 	"DCBx-CIN",
 	"DCBx-CEE 1.01",