diff --git a/src/tools/rcc/rcc.cpp b/src/tools/rcc/rcc.cpp
index 5fbda35fc6..b31c47e7ad 100644
--- a/src/tools/rcc/rcc.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/rcc/rcc.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ bool RCCResourceLibrary::output(QIODevice &outDevice, QIODevice &errorDevice)
 
 void RCCResourceLibrary::writeHex(quint8 tmp)
 {
-    const char * const digits = "0123456789abcdef";
+    const char digits[] = "0123456789abcdef";
     writeChar('0');
     writeChar('x');
     if (tmp < 16) {