diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp_encode.c b/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp_encode.c
index 741c1bbd74..e539cb2cff 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp_encode.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp_encode.c
@@ -31,44 +31,79 @@ static bool write_header_bmp(RFILE *file, unsigned width, unsigned height)
    unsigned line_size  = (width * 3 + 3) & ~3;
    unsigned size       = line_size * height + 54;
    unsigned size_array = line_size * height;
+   uint8_t header[54];
 
    /* Generic BMP stuff. */
-   const uint8_t header[] = {
-      /* signature */
-      'B', 'M',
-      /* file size */
-      (uint8_t)(size >> 0), (uint8_t)(size >> 8),
-      (uint8_t)(size >> 16), (uint8_t)(size >> 24),
-      /* reserved */
-      0, 0, 0, 0,
-      /* offset */
-      54, 0, 0, 0,
-      /* DIB size */
-      40, 0, 0, 0,
-      /* width */
-      (uint8_t)(width >> 0), (uint8_t)(width >> 8),
-      (uint8_t)(width >> 16), (uint8_t)(width >> 24),
-      /* height */
-      (uint8_t)(height >> 0), (uint8_t)(height >> 8),
-      (uint8_t)(height >> 16), (uint8_t)(height >> 24),
-      /* color planes */
-      1, 0,
-      /* bits per pixel */
-      24, 0,
-      /* compression method */
-      0, 0, 0, 0,
-      /* image data size */
-      (uint8_t)(size_array >> 0), (uint8_t)(size_array >> 8),
-      (uint8_t)(size_array >> 16), (uint8_t)(size_array >> 24),
-      /* horizontal resolution */
-      19, 11, 0, 0,
-      /* vertical resolution */
-      19, 11, 0, 0,
-      /* palette size */
-      0, 0, 0, 0,
-      /* important color count */
-      0, 0, 0, 0
-   };
+
+   /* signature */
+   header[0] = 'B';
+   header[1] = 'M';
+   /* file size */
+   header[2] = (uint8_t)(size >> 0);
+   header[3] = (uint8_t)(size >> 8);
+   header[4] = (uint8_t)(size >> 16);
+   header[5] = (uint8_t)(size >> 24);
+   /* reserved */
+   header[6] = 0;
+   header[7] = 0;
+   header[8] = 0;
+   header[9] = 0;
+   /* offset */
+   header[10] = 54;
+   header[11] = 0;
+   header[12] = 0;
+   header[13] = 0;
+   /* DIB size */
+   header[14] = 40;
+   header[15] = 0;
+   header[16] = 0;
+   header[17] = 0;
+   /* Width */
+   header[18] = (uint8_t)(width >> 0);
+   header[19] = (uint8_t)(width >> 8);
+   header[20] = (uint8_t)(width >> 16);
+   header[21] = (uint8_t)(width >> 24);
+   /* Height */
+   header[22] = (uint8_t)(height >> 0);
+   header[23] = (uint8_t)(height >> 8);
+   header[24] = (uint8_t)(height >> 16);
+   header[25] = (uint8_t)(height >> 24);
+   /* Color planes */
+   header[26] = 1;
+   header[27] = 0;
+   /* Bits per pixel */
+   header[28] = 24;
+   header[29] = 0;
+   /* Compression method */
+   header[30] = 0;
+   header[31] = 0;
+   header[32] = 0;
+   header[33] = 0;
+   /* Image data size */
+   header[34] = (uint8_t)(size_array >> 0);
+   header[35] = (uint8_t)(size_array >> 8);
+   header[36] = (uint8_t)(size_array >> 16);
+   header[37] = (uint8_t)(size_array >> 24);
+   /* Horizontal resolution */
+   header[38] = 19;
+   header[39] = 11;
+   header[40] = 0;
+   header[41] = 0;
+   /* Vertical resolution */
+   header[42] = 19;
+   header[43] = 11;
+   header[44] = 0;
+   header[45] = 0;
+   /* Palette size */
+   header[46] = 0;
+   header[47] = 0;
+   header[48] = 0;
+   header[49] = 0;
+   /* Important color count */
+   header[50] = 0;
+   header[51] = 0;
+   header[52] = 0;
+   header[53] = 0;
 
    return retro_fwrite(file, header, sizeof(header)) == sizeof(header);
 }