diff --git a/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c b/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c
index 021155f..360f874 100644
--- a/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c
+++ b/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 int TwentyFourHour = 1;
 int uptime_fd = 0;
 
-static char *kver;
-static char *sysname;
+static char kver[SYS_NMLN];
+static char sysname[SYS_NMLN];
 
 static double get_uptime (double *up, double *idle);