diff --git a/dlls/mscoree/metahost.c b/dlls/mscoree/metahost.c
index 0f88b0fe69c..422ca3112b2 100644
--- a/dlls/mscoree/metahost.c
+++ b/dlls/mscoree/metahost.c
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI CLRRuntimeInfo_GetVersionString(ICLRRuntimeInfo* iface,
 
 static BOOL get_install_root(LPWSTR install_dir)
 {
-    const WCHAR dotnet_key[] = {'S','O','F','T','W','A','R','E','\\','M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\','.','N','E','T','F','r','a','m','e','w','o','r','k','\\',0};
-    const WCHAR install_root[] = {'I','n','s','t','a','l','l','R','o','o','t',0};
+    static const WCHAR dotnet_key[] = {'S','O','F','T','W','A','R','E','\\','M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\','.','N','E','T','F','r','a','m','e','w','o','r','k','\\',0};
+    static const WCHAR install_root[] = {'I','n','s','t','a','l','l','R','o','o','t',0};
 
     DWORD len;
     HKEY key;
diff --git a/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c b/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c
index 5612ff6b89a..234afe45efb 100644
--- a/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c
+++ b/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ char *WtoA(LPCWSTR wstr)
 
 static BOOL get_install_root(LPWSTR install_dir)
 {
-    const WCHAR dotnet_key[] = {'S','O','F','T','W','A','R','E','\\','M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\','.','N','E','T','F','r','a','m','e','w','o','r','k','\\',0};
-    const WCHAR install_root[] = {'I','n','s','t','a','l','l','R','o','o','t',0};
+    static const WCHAR dotnet_key[] = {'S','O','F','T','W','A','R','E','\\','M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\','.','N','E','T','F','r','a','m','e','w','o','r','k','\\',0};
+    static const WCHAR install_root[] = {'I','n','s','t','a','l','l','R','o','o','t',0};
 
     DWORD len;
     HKEY key;
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI StrongNameSignatureVerificationEx(LPCWSTR filename, BOOL forceVerifi
 
 HRESULT WINAPI CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion(int nDebugVersion, LPCWSTR version, IUnknown **ppv)
 {
-    const WCHAR v2_0[] = {'v','2','.','0','.','5','0','7','2','7',0};
+    static const WCHAR v2_0[] = {'v','2','.','0','.','5','0','7','2','7',0};
     HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;
     ICLRRuntimeInfo *runtimeinfo;