diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/ceph_features.h b/include/linux/ceph/ceph_features.h
index f0f6c537b64c..040dd105c3e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/ceph_features.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/ceph_features.h
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 #define CEPH_FEATURE_INCARNATION_2 (1ull<<57) // CEPH_FEATURE_SERVER_JEWEL
 
 #define DEFINE_CEPH_FEATURE(bit, incarnation, name)			\
-	const static uint64_t CEPH_FEATURE_##name = (1ULL<<bit);		\
-	const static uint64_t CEPH_FEATUREMASK_##name =			\
+	static const uint64_t CEPH_FEATURE_##name = (1ULL<<bit);		\
+	static const uint64_t CEPH_FEATUREMASK_##name =			\
 		(1ULL<<bit | CEPH_FEATURE_INCARNATION_##incarnation);
 
 /* this bit is ignored but still advertised by release *when* */
 #define DEFINE_CEPH_FEATURE_DEPRECATED(bit, incarnation, name, when) \
-	const static uint64_t DEPRECATED_CEPH_FEATURE_##name = (1ULL<<bit); \
-	const static uint64_t DEPRECATED_CEPH_FEATUREMASK_##name =		\
+	static const uint64_t DEPRECATED_CEPH_FEATURE_##name = (1ULL<<bit); \
+	static const uint64_t DEPRECATED_CEPH_FEATUREMASK_##name =		\
 		(1ULL<<bit | CEPH_FEATURE_INCARNATION_##incarnation);
 
 /*