diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index c0c6bee..6545b5f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -4219,7 +4219,7 @@
 				     void *arg,
 				     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
-	char err_str[]="The following chunk had invalid length:";
+	static const char err_str[]="The following chunk had invalid length:";
 
 	return sctp_sf_abort_violation(ep, asoc, arg, commands, err_str,
 					sizeof(err_str));
@@ -4236,7 +4236,7 @@
 				     const sctp_subtype_t type,
 				     void *arg,
 				     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands) {
-	char err_str[] = "The following parameter had invalid length:";
+	static const char err_str[] = "The following parameter had invalid length:";
 
 	return sctp_sf_abort_violation(ep, asoc, arg, commands, err_str,
 					sizeof(err_str));
@@ -4255,7 +4255,7 @@
 				     void *arg,
 				     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
-	char err_str[]="The cumulative tsn ack beyond the max tsn currently sent:";
+	static const char err_str[]="The cumulative tsn ack beyond the max tsn currently sent:";
 
 	return sctp_sf_abort_violation(ep, asoc, arg, commands, err_str,
 					sizeof(err_str));
@@ -4274,7 +4274,7 @@
 				     void *arg,
 				     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
-	char err_str[]="The following chunk violates protocol:";
+	static const char err_str[]="The following chunk violates protocol:";
 
 	if (!asoc)
 		return sctp_sf_violation(ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);