diff --git a/bin/named/convertxsl.pl b/bin/named/convertxsl.pl
index cf1d016a31..b9bebe1634 100755
--- a/bin/named/convertxsl.pl
+++ b/bin/named/convertxsl.pl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-print 'char msg[] = "';
+print 'static char msg[] = "';
 
 my $lines = '';