diff --git a/mi/miinitext.c b/mi/miinitext.c
index 099ac42a7..ce2e4bcd4 100644
--- a/mi/miinitext.c
+++ b/mi/miinitext.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ EnableDisableExtensionError(const char *name, Bool enable)
 }
 
 /* List of built-in (statically linked) extensions */
-static ExtensionModule staticExtensions[] = {
+static const ExtensionModule staticExtensions[] = {
     {GEExtensionInit, "Generic Event Extension", &noGEExtension},
     {ShapeExtensionInit, "SHAPE", NULL},
 #ifdef MITSHM