diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/cpuinfo-static.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/cpuinfo-static.c
index cfe44effdb7714aa9ad93cb121df510fc9601593..450ca6bb828db34ae43b3a1d35a6a16ef265c4f5 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/cpuinfo-static.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/cpuinfo-static.c
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #include <asm/cpuinfo.h>
 #include <asm/pvr.h>
 
-const static char family_string[] = CONFIG_XILINX_MICROBLAZE0_FAMILY;
-const static char cpu_ver_string[] = CONFIG_XILINX_MICROBLAZE0_HW_VER;
+static const char family_string[] = CONFIG_XILINX_MICROBLAZE0_FAMILY;
+static const char cpu_ver_string[] = CONFIG_XILINX_MICROBLAZE0_HW_VER;
 
 #define err_printk(x) \
 	early_printk("ERROR: Microblaze " x "- different for kernel and DTS\n");