diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
index 92b34e29ad0619cc79f46e434f6580b0c0cac2a6..40e2488b96791bd35a5da45d93db8b7f9281cefb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ static void speakup_bits(struct vc_data *vc)
 
 static int handle_goto(struct vc_data *vc, u_char type, u_char ch, u_short key)
 {
-	static u_char *goto_buf = "\0\0\0\0\0\0";
+	static u_char goto_buf[8];
 	static int num;
 	int maxlen, go_pos;
 	char *cp;