diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1e9a3a5fc..4fdc9c851 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ 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, VERSION_SANITY3
 	};
diff --git a/src/weapon.c b/src/weapon.c
index a9c3985cc..d9202a11b 100644
--- a/src/weapon.c
+++ b/src/weapon.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ int skill;
 	P_NAME(skill));
 }
 
-const static struct skill_range {
+static const struct skill_range {
 	short first, last;
 	const char *name;
 } skill_ranges[] = {