diff --git a/dlls/oledlg/insobjdlg.c b/dlls/oledlg/insobjdlg.c
index e13917ca634..8928b35acc4 100644
--- a/dlls/oledlg/insobjdlg.c
+++ b/dlls/oledlg/insobjdlg.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void UIINSERTOBJECTDLG_AddControl(InsertObjectDlgInfo* pdlgInfo);
 typedef HRESULT (*DLLREGISTER)          (void);
 
 extern HINSTANCE OLEDLG_hInstance;
-const char *OleUIInsertObjectInfoStr = "OleUIInsertObjectInfoStr";
+static const char OleUIInsertObjectInfoStr[] = "OleUIInsertObjectInfoStr";
 
 /***********************************************************************
  *           OleUIInsertObjectA (OLEDLG.3)