diff --git a/dlls/qcap/v4l.c b/dlls/qcap/v4l.c
index b4b7b96c9e2..80b0fe82d8d 100644
--- a/dlls/qcap/v4l.c
+++ b/dlls/qcap/v4l.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ error:
 
 Capture * qcap_driver_init( IPin *pOut, USHORT card )
 {
-    const char msg[] = 
+    static const char msg[] =
         "The v4l headers were not available at compile time,\n"
         "so video capture support is not available.\n";
     MESSAGE(msg);
diff --git a/dlls/qcap/vfwcapture.c b/dlls/qcap/vfwcapture.c
index ca804fe0952..6297a80e615 100644
--- a/dlls/qcap/vfwcapture.c
+++ b/dlls/qcap/vfwcapture.c
@@ -524,10 +524,10 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI
 PPB_Load( IPersistPropertyBag * iface, IPropertyBag *pPropBag,
           IErrorLog *pErrorLog )
 {
+    static const OLECHAR VFWIndex[] = {'V','F','W','I','n','d','e','x',0};
     VfwCapture *This = impl_from_IPersistPropertyBag(iface);
     HRESULT hr;
     VARIANT var;
-    const OLECHAR VFWIndex[] = {'V','F','W','I','n','d','e','x',0};
 
     TRACE("%p/%p-> (%p, %p)\n", iface, This, pPropBag, pErrorLog);