diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.cpp
index c0355903574f..df3e12aafb56 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static cl::opt<bool, true>
 VerifyRegAlloc("verify-regalloc", cl::location(RegAllocBase::VerifyEnabled),
                cl::desc("Verify during register allocation"));
 
-const char *RegAllocBase::TimerGroupName = "Register Allocation";
+const char RegAllocBase::TimerGroupName[] = "Register Allocation";
 bool RegAllocBase::VerifyEnabled = false;
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.h b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.h
index 064e40f06b7b..ccaabbad44d4 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocBase.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ protected:
                                  SmallVectorImpl<LiveInterval*> &splitLVRs) = 0;
 
   // Use this group name for NamedRegionTimer.
-  static const char *TimerGroupName;
+  static const char TimerGroupName[];
 
 public:
   /// VerifyEnabled - True when -verify-regalloc is given.