diff --git a/crypto/bn/bn_print.c b/crypto/bn/bn_print.c
index 1451d966f7..bebb466d08 100644
--- a/crypto/bn/bn_print.c
+++ b/crypto/bn/bn_print.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #include <openssl/buffer.h>
 #include "bn_lcl.h"
 
-static const char *Hex="0123456789ABCDEF";
+static const char Hex[]="0123456789ABCDEF";
 
 /* Must 'OPENSSL_free' the returned data */
 char *BN_bn2hex(const BIGNUM *a)
diff --git a/crypto/cryptlib.c b/crypto/cryptlib.c
index 4a814643f4..2df38fa75f 100644
--- a/crypto/cryptlib.c
+++ b/crypto/cryptlib.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ DECLARE_STACK_OF(CRYPTO_dynlock)
 IMPLEMENT_STACK_OF(CRYPTO_dynlock)
 
 /* real #defines in crypto.h, keep these upto date */
-static const char* lock_names[CRYPTO_NUM_LOCKS] =
+static const char* const lock_names[CRYPTO_NUM_LOCKS] =
 	{
 	"<<ERROR>>",
 	"err",
diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c
index 7c1d26fc39..3dba0557b8 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ char *hex_to_string(unsigned char *buffer, long len)
 	char *tmp, *q;
 	unsigned char *p;
 	int i;
-	static char hexdig[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+	const static char hexdig[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 	if(!buffer || !len) return NULL;
 	if(!(tmp = OPENSSL_malloc(len * 3 + 1))) {
 		X509V3err(X509V3_F_HEX_TO_STRING,ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);