diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 78680630c6e..2cacc9e27a2 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -12226,9 +12226,9 @@ ppc_build_one_stub (struct bfd_hash_entry *gen_entry, void *in_arg)
       struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
       size_t len1, len2;
       char *name;
-      const char *const stub_str[] = { "long_branch",
-				       "plt_branch",
-				       "plt_call" };
+      static const char stub_str[][16] = { "long_branch",
+					   "plt_branch",
+					   "plt_call" };
 
       len1 = strlen (stub_str[stub_entry->type.main - 1]);
       len2 = strlen (stub_entry->root.string);