diff --git a/src/surfer.c b/src/surfer.c
index 479e668..0d233ce 100644
--- a/src/surfer.c
+++ b/src/surfer.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static char const * _authors[] =
 #ifndef GDK_Forward
 # define GDK_Forward	0
 #endif
-static DesktopAccel _surfer_accel[] =
+static const DesktopAccel _surfer_accel[] =
 {
 	{ G_CALLBACK(on_close), GDK_CONTROL_MASK, GDK_KEY_W },
 #ifdef EMBEDDED