diff --git a/src/core/snmp/msg_in.c b/src/core/snmp/msg_in.c
index a66fda80..718c3886 100644
--- a/src/core/snmp/msg_in.c
+++ b/src/core/snmp/msg_in.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 /** SNMP v1 == 0 */
 const s32_t snmp_version = 0;
 /** SNMP community string */
-const char snmp_community[] = "public";
+const char *snmp_community = "public";
 
 /* statically allocated buffers for SNMP_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS */
 struct snmp_msg_pstat msg_input_list[SNMP_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS];
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/snmp_msg.h b/src/include/lwip/snmp_msg.h
index a4d4ad76..01ae5807 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/snmp_msg.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/snmp_msg.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ struct snmp_msg_trap
 /** Agent Version constant, 0 = v1 oddity */
 extern const s32_t snmp_version;
 /** Agent community string */
-extern const char snmp_community[];
+extern const char *snmp_community;
 
 extern struct snmp_msg_trap trap_msg;