diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
index 871ea582029e..2ca150b16764 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
@@ -822,11 +822,11 @@ spi_dv_device_get_echo_buffer(struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 *buffer)
 	 * fails, the device won't let us write to the echo buffer
 	 * so just return failure */
 	
-	const char spi_test_unit_ready[] = {
+	static const char spi_test_unit_ready[] = {
 		TEST_UNIT_READY, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
 	};
 
-	const char spi_read_buffer_descriptor[] = {
+	static const char spi_read_buffer_descriptor[] = {
 		READ_BUFFER, 0x0b, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0
 	};