diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow.c b/libavdevice/dshow.c
index 8cc12f5fb8..37efabe52a 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow.c
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static char *dup_wchar_to_utf8(wchar_t *w)
 static int shall_we_drop(AVFormatContext *s)
 {
     struct dshow_ctx *ctx = s->priv_data;
-    const uint8_t dropscore[] = {62, 75, 87, 100};
+    static const uint8_t dropscore[] = {62, 75, 87, 100};
     const int ndropscores = FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(dropscore);
     unsigned int buffer_fullness = (ctx->curbufsize*100)/s->max_picture_buffer;