diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_levels.h b/libavcodec/h264_levels.h
index 6bba2e8624..310d79e51a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_levels.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_levels.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 typedef struct H264LevelDescriptor {
-    const char *name;
+    char        name[4];    // Large enough for all current levels like "4.1"
     uint8_t     level_idc;
     uint8_t     constraint_set3_flag;
     uint32_t    max_mbps;
diff --git a/libavcodec/h265_profile_level.h b/libavcodec/h265_profile_level.h
index f1a11f51dc..cd30ac5c50 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h265_profile_level.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h265_profile_level.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 typedef struct H265LevelDescriptor {
-    const char *name;
+    char        name[4];    // Large enough for all current levels like "4.1"
     uint8_t     level_idc;
 
     // Table A.6.