diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sis/init301.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sis/init301.c
index 1ec9c3e0e1d8..02ee752d5000 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sis/init301.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sis/init301.c
@@ -6486,7 +6486,7 @@ SiS_SetTVSpecial(struct SiS_Private *SiS_Pr, unsigned short ModeNo)
 
   if(!(SiS_Pr->SiS_TVMode & TVSetPAL)) {
      if(SiS_Pr->SiS_TVMode & TVSetNTSC1024) {
-        const unsigned char specialtv[] = {
+        static const unsigned char specialtv[] = {
 		0xa7,0x07,0xf2,0x6e,0x17,0x8b,0x73,0x53,
 		0x13,0x40,0x34,0xf4,0x63,0xbb,0xcc,0x7a,
 		0x58,0xe4,0x73,0xda,0x13