diff --git a/apps/app_jack.c b/apps/app_jack.c
index 51ed8ab14ba8fedfcdbc1ac6afd646a2abc0799f..8d8c1f8cceec28dabdcd866a90f8ebf0cb8a9b2d 100644
--- a/apps/app_jack.c
+++ b/apps/app_jack.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	</application>
  ***/
 
-static const char *jack_app = "JACK";
+static const char jack_app[] = "JACK";
 
 struct jack_data {
 	AST_DECLARE_STRING_FIELDS(