diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 75793265ba9e..26e3d36aee29 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_resume_dev);
 /* Reset HCI device */
 int hci_reset_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
-	const u8 hw_err[] = { HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR, 0x01, 0x00 };
+	static const u8 hw_err[] = { HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR, 0x01, 0x00 };
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	skb = bt_skb_alloc(3, GFP_ATOMIC);