diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
index aad9eb509..c5f113fa6 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL int wc_SetContentType(int pkcs7TypeOID, byte* output)
 {
     /* PKCS#7 content types, RFC 2315, section 14 */
-    const byte pkcs7[]              = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte pkcs7[]              = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07 };
-    const byte data[]               = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte data[]               = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07, 0x01 };
-    const byte signedData[]         = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte signedData[]         = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07, 0x02};
-    const byte envelopedData[]      = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte envelopedData[]      = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07, 0x03 };
-    const byte signedAndEnveloped[] = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte signedAndEnveloped[] = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07, 0x04 };
-    const byte digestedData[]       = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte digestedData[]       = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07, 0x05 };
-    const byte encryptedData[]      = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
+    static const byte encryptedData[]      = { 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xF7,
                                                0x0D, 0x01, 0x07, 0x06 };
 
     int idSz;