diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/app/saldata.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/app/saldata.cxx
index e155acc45ec6..f73938ff3a73 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/app/saldata.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/app/saldata.cxx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int XIOErrorHdl( Display * )
 const struct timeval noyield_ = { 0, 0 };
 const struct timeval yield_   = { 0, 10000 };
 
-static const char* XRequest[] = {
+const char* const XRequest[] = {
     // see /usr/lib/X11/XErrorDB, /usr/openwin/lib/XErrorDB ...
     nullptr,
     "X_CreateWindow",