diff --git a/programs/wcmd/builtins.c b/programs/wcmd/builtins.c
index 90a55f4..6a61b64 100644
--- a/programs/wcmd/builtins.c
+++ b/programs/wcmd/builtins.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 WIN32_FIND_DATA fd;
 HANDLE hff;
 BOOL force, status;
-static const char *overwrite = "Overwrite file (Y/N)?";
+static const char overwrite[] = "Overwrite file (Y/N)?";
 char string[8], outpath[MAX_PATH], inpath[MAX_PATH], *infile;
 
   if ((strchr(param1,'*') != NULL) && (strchr(param1,'%') != NULL)) {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 
 void WCMD_echo (const char *command) {
 
-static const char *eon = "Echo is ON\n", *eoff = "Echo is OFF\n";
+static const char eon[] = "Echo is ON\n", eoff[] = "Echo is OFF\n";
 int count;
 
   if ((command[0] == '.') && (command[1] == 0)) {
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@
 
 void WCMD_verify (char *command) {
 
-static const char *von = "Verify is ON\n", *voff = "Verify is OFF\n";
+static const char von[] = "Verify is ON\n", voff[] = "Verify is OFF\n";
 int count;
 
   count = strlen(command);