diff --git a/fs/vboxsf/super.c b/fs/vboxsf/super.c
index 74952e58cca0..48f33d4994dc 100644
--- a/fs/vboxsf/super.c
+++ b/fs/vboxsf/super.c
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 #define VBOXSF_SUPER_MAGIC 0x786f4256 /* 'VBox' little endian */
 
-static const unsigned char VBSF_MOUNT_SIGNATURE[4] = "\000\377\376\375";
+static const unsigned char VBSF_MOUNT_SIGNATURE[4] = { '\000', '\377', '\376',
+						       '\375' };
 
 static int follow_symlinks;
 module_param(follow_symlinks, int, 0444);