diff --git a/src/WindowMaker.h b/src/WindowMaker.h
index 69923c1c..21e6ff16 100644
--- a/src/WindowMaker.h
+++ b/src/WindowMaker.h
@@ -455,18 +455,19 @@ extern char WProgramState;
 extern char WProgramSigState;
 
 /****** Notifications ******/
-extern const char *WMNManaged;
-extern const char *WMNUnmanaged;
-extern const char *WMNChangedWorkspace;
-extern const char *WMNChangedState;
-extern const char *WMNChangedFocus;
-extern const char *WMNChangedStacking;
-extern const char *WMNChangedName;
+extern const char WMNManaged[];
+extern const char WMNUnmanaged[];
+extern const char WMNChangedWorkspace[];
+extern const char WMNChangedState[];
+extern const char WMNChangedFocus[];
+extern const char WMNChangedStacking[];
+extern const char WMNChangedName[];
 
-extern const char *WMNWorkspaceCreated;
-extern const char *WMNWorkspaceDestroyed;
-extern const char *WMNWorkspaceChanged;
-extern const char *WMNWorkspaceNameChanged;
+extern const char WMNWorkspaceCreated[];
+extern const char WMNWorkspaceDestroyed[];
+extern const char WMNWorkspaceChanged[];
+extern const char WMNWorkspaceNameChanged[];
+
+extern const char WMNResetStacking[];
 
-extern const char *WMNResetStacking;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 199033e7..69a68e22 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -150,20 +150,20 @@ char WProgramState = WSTATE_NORMAL;
 char WDelayedActionSet = 0;
 
 /* notifications */
-const char *WMNManaged = "WMNManaged";
-const char *WMNUnmanaged = "WMNUnmanaged";
-const char *WMNChangedWorkspace = "WMNChangedWorkspace";
-const char *WMNChangedState = "WMNChangedState";
-const char *WMNChangedFocus = "WMNChangedFocus";
-const char *WMNChangedStacking = "WMNChangedStacking";
-const char *WMNChangedName = "WMNChangedName";
+const char WMNManaged[] = "WMNManaged";
+const char WMNUnmanaged[] = "WMNUnmanaged";
+const char WMNChangedWorkspace[] = "WMNChangedWorkspace";
+const char WMNChangedState[] = "WMNChangedState";
+const char WMNChangedFocus[] = "WMNChangedFocus";
+const char WMNChangedStacking[] = "WMNChangedStacking";
+const char WMNChangedName[] = "WMNChangedName";
 
-const char *WMNWorkspaceCreated = "WMNWorkspaceCreated";
-const char *WMNWorkspaceDestroyed = "WMNWorkspaceDestroyed";
-const char *WMNWorkspaceChanged = "WMNWorkspaceChanged";
-const char *WMNWorkspaceNameChanged = "WMNWorkspaceNameChanged";
+const char WMNWorkspaceCreated[] = "WMNWorkspaceCreated";
+const char WMNWorkspaceDestroyed[] = "WMNWorkspaceDestroyed";
+const char WMNWorkspaceChanged[] = "WMNWorkspaceChanged";
+const char WMNWorkspaceNameChanged[] = "WMNWorkspaceNameChanged";
 
-const char *WMNResetStacking = "WMNResetStacking";
+const char WMNResetStacking[] = "WMNResetStacking";
 
 /******** End Global Variables *****/