diff --git a/lib/compress/fse_compress.c b/lib/compress/fse_compress.c
index 599280b9..549c115d 100644
--- a/lib/compress/fse_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/fse_compress.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ size_t FSE_normalizeCount (short* normalizedCounter, unsigned tableLog,
     if (tableLog > FSE_MAX_TABLELOG) return ERROR(tableLog_tooLarge);   /* Unsupported size */
     if (tableLog < FSE_minTableLog(total, maxSymbolValue)) return ERROR(GENERIC);   /* Too small tableLog, compression potentially impossible */
 
-    {   U32 const rtbTable[] = {     0, 473195, 504333, 520860, 550000, 700000, 750000, 830000 };
+    {   static U32 const rtbTable[] = {     0, 473195, 504333, 520860, 550000, 700000, 750000, 830000 };
         U64 const scale = 62 - tableLog;
         U64 const step = ((U64)1<<62) / total;   /* <== here, one division ! */
         U64 const vStep = 1ULL<<(scale-20);