diff --git a/dlls/shell32/brsfolder.c b/dlls/shell32/brsfolder.c
index 3d84d00eb14..88516a2bae0 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/brsfolder.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/brsfolder.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void FillTreeView(browse_info*, LPSHELLFOLDER,
 static HTREEITEM InsertTreeViewItem( browse_info*, IShellFolder *,
                LPCITEMIDLIST, LPCITEMIDLIST, IEnumIDList*, HTREEITEM);
 
-const WCHAR szBrowseFolderInfo[] = {
+static const WCHAR szBrowseFolderInfo[] = {
     '_','_','W','I','N','E','_',
     'B','R','S','F','O','L','D','E','R','D','L','G','_',
     'I','N','F','O',0
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shellole.c b/dlls/shell32/shellole.c
index 01336d1123b..d154cbe3db9 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shellole.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shellole.c
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(shell);
 
 extern HRESULT WINAPI IFSFolder_Constructor(IUnknown * pUnkOuter, REFIID riid, LPVOID * ppv);
 
-const WCHAR sShell32[12] = {'S','H','E','L','L','3','2','.','D','L','L','\0'};
-const WCHAR sOLE32[10] = {'O','L','E','3','2','.','D','L','L','\0'};
+static const WCHAR sShell32[12] = {'S','H','E','L','L','3','2','.','D','L','L','\0'};
+static const WCHAR sOLE32[10] = {'O','L','E','3','2','.','D','L','L','\0'};
 
-HINSTANCE hShellOle32 = 0;
 /**************************************************************************
  * Default ClassFactory types
  */
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ typedef HRESULT (CALLBACK *LPFNCREATEINSTANCE)(IUnknown* pUnkOuter, REFIID riid,
 IClassFactory * IDefClF_fnConstructor(LPFNCREATEINSTANCE lpfnCI, PLONG pcRefDll, REFIID riidInst);
 
 /* this table contains all CLSID's of shell32 objects */
-struct {
+static const struct {
 	REFIID			riid;
 	LPFNCREATEINSTANCE	lpfnCI;
 } InterfaceTable[] = {
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shlview.c b/dlls/shell32/shlview.c
index 7eecb61dfcd..639306d9e15 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shlview.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shlview.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ typedef struct
    BYTE  bStyle;
 } MYTOOLINFO, *LPMYTOOLINFO;
 
-MYTOOLINFO Tools[] =
+static const MYTOOLINFO Tools[] =
 {
 { FCIDM_SHVIEW_BIGICON,    0, 0, IDS_VIEW_LARGE,   TBSTATE_ENABLED, BTNS_BUTTON },
 { FCIDM_SHVIEW_SMALLICON,  0, 0, IDS_VIEW_SMALL,   TBSTATE_ENABLED, BTNS_BUTTON },