diff --git a/AUTHORS.h b/AUTHORS.h
index 8a11644efc..7ef8548e1f 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.h
+++ b/AUTHORS.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const char *retroarch_contributors_list = R"(
+static const char *retroarch_contributors_list = R"(
 RetroArch and the libretro team would like to
 acknowledge the following contributors: