diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c
index 7e6cc4da0088..4f7469c1864c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_spdif.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static u32 fsl_spdif_txclk_caldiv(struct fsl_spdif_priv *spdif_priv,
 				struct clk *clk, u64 savesub,
 				enum spdif_txrate index, bool round)
 {
-	const u32 rate[] = { 32000, 44100, 48000, 96000, 192000 };
+	static const u32 rate[] = { 32000, 44100, 48000, 96000, 192000 };
 	bool is_sysclk = clk_is_match(clk, spdif_priv->sysclk);
 	u64 rate_ideal, rate_actual, sub;
 	u32 sysclk_dfmin, sysclk_dfmax;
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static u32 fsl_spdif_txclk_caldiv(struct fsl_spdif_priv *spdif_priv,
 static int fsl_spdif_probe_txclk(struct fsl_spdif_priv *spdif_priv,
 				enum spdif_txrate index)
 {
-	const u32 rate[] = { 32000, 44100, 48000, 96000, 192000 };
+	static const u32 rate[] = { 32000, 44100, 48000, 96000, 192000 };
 	struct platform_device *pdev = spdif_priv->pdev;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	u64 savesub = 100000, ret;