diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp
index 3964c1ceac..974ce7f5e1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static gboolean socketNotifierSourceCheck(GSource *source)
 
         if (p->pollfd.revents & G_IO_NVAL) {
             // disable the invalid socket notifier
-            static const char *t[] = { "Read", "Write", "Exception" };
+            const char * const t[] = { "Read", "Write", "Exception" };
             qWarning("QSocketNotifier: Invalid socket %d and type '%s', disabling...",
                      p->pollfd.fd, t[int(p->socketNotifier->type())]);
             // ### note, modifies src->pollfds!