diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
index b8cf45c4e9f53ccf3ec250700b25eed71901a991..c1710b27ba70c702fc789120c08ea06cac9ba15a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static ssize_t rt2x00debug_read_crypto_stats(struct file *file,
 					     loff_t *offset)
 {
 	struct rt2x00debug_intf *intf = file->private_data;
-	char *name[] = { "WEP64", "WEP128", "TKIP", "AES" };
+	static const char * const name[] = { "WEP64", "WEP128", "TKIP", "AES" };
 	char *data;
 	char *temp;
 	size_t size;