diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index b536db8..79545bd 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 			    unsigned int symnum, void *data), void *data)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
-	const struct symsearch arr[] = {
+	static const struct symsearch arr[] = {
 		{ __start___ksymtab, __stop___ksymtab, __start___kcrctab,
 		  NOT_GPL_ONLY, false },
 		{ __start___ksymtab_gpl, __stop___ksymtab_gpl,