diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
index 427e7a31862c..2584bc038f94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ int mlx4_qp_to_ready(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mtt *mtt,
 {
 	int err;
 	int i;
-	enum mlx4_qp_state states[] = {
+	static const enum mlx4_qp_state states[] = {
 		MLX4_QP_STATE_RST,
 		MLX4_QP_STATE_INIT,
 		MLX4_QP_STATE_RTR,