diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index 63bc6c3b949e51406527a484d356e24959ed9615..1e957e923d21a98f8a87dd77843f2fbaa9b8b8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int probe_itpm(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct tpm_tis_data *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
 	int rc = 0;
-	u8 cmd_getticks[] = {
+	static const u8 cmd_getticks[] = {
 		0x00, 0xc1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0a,
 		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf1
 	};