diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 8d5077fb0492..b0d323e24978 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int netvsc_connect_vsp(struct hv_device *device,
 			      struct netvsc_device *net_device,
 			      const struct netvsc_device_info *device_info)
 {
-	const u32 ver_list[] = {
+	static const u32 ver_list[] = {
 		NVSP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_1, NVSP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_2,
 		NVSP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_4, NVSP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_5
 	};