diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-clone-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-clone-target.c
index 84dbe08ad2053..edd22e4d65dff 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-clone-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-clone-target.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static const char *clone_device_name(struct clone *clone)
 
 static void __set_clone_mode(struct clone *clone, enum clone_metadata_mode new_mode)
 {
-	const char *descs[] = {
+	static const char * const descs[] = {
 		"read-write",
 		"read-only",
 		"fail"