diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 758b068c3..1aa2491ce 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void
 store_version(fd)
 int fd;
 {
-	const static struct version_info version_data = {
+	static const struct version_info version_data = {
 			VERSION_NUMBER, VERSION_FEATURES,
 			VERSION_SANITY1, VERSION_SANITY2
 	};
diff --git a/src/weapon.c b/src/weapon.c
index a4e6a968b..c39e03949 100644
--- a/src/weapon.c
+++ b/src/weapon.c
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ int skill;
 	P_NAME(skill));
 }
 
-const static struct skill_range {
+static const struct skill_range {
 	short first, last;
 	const char *name;
 } skill_ranges[] = {