diff --git a/ffserver.c b/ffserver.c
index 1c961991cc3db14119ca8740dca66e95be30776c..2b5e6c8fdcd7910cebae7092f8b4eaafe462d985 100644
--- a/ffserver.c
+++ b/ffserver.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ enum HTTPState {
     RTSPSTATE_SEND_PACKET,
 };
 
-const char *http_state[] = {
+static const char *http_state[] = {
     "HTTP_WAIT_REQUEST",
     "HTTP_SEND_HEADER",