diff --git a/builtin/bisect--helper.c b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
index 1fbe156e67a4c7..96f1c2d1d26b77 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ static int mark_good(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static const char *need_bad_and_good_revision_warning =
+static const char need_bad_and_good_revision_warning[] =
 	N_("You need to give me at least one %s and %s revision.\n"
 	   "You can use \"git bisect %s\" and \"git bisect %s\" for that.");
 
-static const char *need_bisect_start_warning =
+static const char need_bisect_start_warning[] =
 	N_("You need to start by \"git bisect start\".\n"
 	   "You then need to give me at least one %s and %s revision.\n"
 	   "You can use \"git bisect %s\" and \"git bisect %s\" for that.");