const struct sctp_chunk *chunk,
                                        struct sctp_chunk **errp)
 {
-       char            error[] = "The following parameter had invalid length:";
+       static const char error[] = "The following parameter had invalid length:";
        size_t          payload_len = WORD_ROUND(sizeof(error)) +
                                                sizeof(sctp_paramhdr_t);
 
 
                                     void *arg,
                                     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
-       char err_str[]="The following chunk had invalid length:";
+       static const char err_str[]="The following chunk had invalid length:";
 
        return sctp_sf_abort_violation(ep, asoc, arg, commands, err_str,
                                        sizeof(err_str));
                                     const sctp_subtype_t type,
                                     void *arg,
                                     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands) {
-       char err_str[] = "The following parameter had invalid length:";
+       static const char err_str[] = "The following parameter had invalid length:";
 
        return sctp_sf_abort_violation(ep, asoc, arg, commands, err_str,
                                        sizeof(err_str));
                                     void *arg,
                                     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
-       char err_str[]="The cumulative tsn ack beyond the max tsn currently sent:";
+       static const char err_str[]="The cumulative tsn ack beyond the max tsn currently sent:";
 
        return sctp_sf_abort_violation(ep, asoc, arg, commands, err_str,
                                        sizeof(err_str));
                                     void *arg,
                                     sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
-       char err_str[]="The following chunk violates protocol:";
+       static const char err_str[]="The following chunk violates protocol:";
 
        if (!asoc)
                return sctp_sf_violation(ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);