--- a/toolkit/crashreporter/google-breakpad/src/client/linux/handler/exception_handler.cc
+++ b/toolkit/crashreporter/google-breakpad/src/client/linux/handler/exception_handler.cc
@@ -527,27 +527,29 @@ bool ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump(Cras
       &thread_arg, NULL, NULL, NULL);
   if (child == -1) {
     sys_close(fdes[0]);
     sys_close(fdes[1]);
     return false;
   }
 
   if (child != 0) {
-    char *clonedMsg = "ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child ";
+    static const char clonedMsg[] =
+      "ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child ";
     char pidMsg[32];
 
     unsigned int pidLen = my_uint_len(child);
     my_uitos(pidMsg, child, pidLen);
 
     logger::write(clonedMsg, my_strlen(clonedMsg));
     logger::write(pidMsg, pidLen);
     logger::write("\n", 1);
   } else {
-    char *childMsg = "ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump I'm the child\n";
+    static const char childMsg[] =
+      "ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump I'm the child\n";
     logger::write(childMsg, my_strlen(childMsg));
   }
 
   // Allow the child to ptrace us
   sys_prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, child, 0, 0, 0);
   SendContinueSignalToChild();
   int status;
   const int r = HANDLE_EINTR(sys_waitpid(child, &status, __WALL));