diff --git a/util/fontconv.c b/util/fontconv.c
index 82765214..142c4c41 100644
--- a/util/fontconv.c
+++ b/util/fontconv.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int strToInt(str * token)
 
 static char *mapWeightToName(str * weight)
 {
-	char *normalNames[] = { "medium", "normal", "regular" };
+	static const char *normalNames[] = { "medium", "normal", "regular" };
 	static char buf[32];
 	size_t i;
 
diff --git a/util/wmmenugen.c b/util/wmmenugen.c
index 83d9b349..2348769b 100644
--- a/util/wmmenugen.c
+++ b/util/wmmenugen.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void (*parse)(const char *file, void (*addWMMenuEntryCallback)(WMMenuEntr
 static Bool (*validateFilename)(const char *filename, const struct stat *st, int tflags, struct FTW *ftw);
 
 static WMArray *plMenuNodes;
-char *terminal;
+static const char *terminal;
 
 extern char *__progname;