diff --git a/src/libsys/xcpt.c b/src/libsys/xcpt.c
index 3b34695..981085f 100644
--- a/src/libsys/xcpt.c
+++ b/src/libsys/xcpt.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 static fp_xcpt_t g_xcpt_handler[MAX_NUM_XCPT] = {NULL};
 
-const char const *_xcpt_code_str[MAX_NUM_XCPT] =
+char const * const _xcpt_code_str[MAX_NUM_XCPT] =
 {
 	"Interrupt", "Mod", "TLBL", "TLBS", "AdEL", "AdES", "IBE", "DBE",
 	"Syscall", "Break", "RI", "CpU", "Ov", "Tr", "NCD/VCEI", "MC/FPE",