diff --git a/src/enc/bit_writer.c b/src/enc/bit_writer.c
index c7f9031b..8b677644 100644
--- a/src/enc/bit_writer.c
+++ b/src/enc/bit_writer.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static const uint8_t kNorm[128] = {  // renorm_sizes[i] = 8 - log2(i)
 };
 
 // range = ((range + 1) << kVP8Log2Range[range]) - 1
-const uint8_t kNewRange[128] = {
+static const uint8_t kNewRange[128] = {
   127, 127, 191, 127, 159, 191, 223, 127, 143, 159, 175, 191, 207, 223, 239,
   127, 135, 143, 151, 159, 167, 175, 183, 191, 199, 207, 215, 223, 231, 239,
   247, 127, 131, 135, 139, 143, 147, 151, 155, 159, 163, 167, 171, 175, 179,