diff --git a/bin/sh/options.h b/bin/sh/options.h
index a059e19707b..2ce2e6ebedf 100644
--- a/bin/sh/options.h
+++ b/bin/sh/options.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extern char optval[NOPTS];
 extern const char optletter[NSHORTOPTS];
 #ifdef DEFINE_OPTIONS
 char optval[NOPTS];
-const char optletter[NSHORTOPTS] = "efIimnsxvVECabupTPh";
+const char optletter[NSHORTOPTS] __nonstring = "efIimnsxvVECabupTPh";
 static const unsigned char optname[] =
 	"\007errexit"
 	"\006noglob"
diff --git a/bin/test/test.c b/bin/test/test.c
index a35c5b424d3..5ba5df5d7e4 100644
--- a/bin/test/test.c
+++ b/bin/test/test.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ enum token {
 #define TOKEN_TYPE(token) ((token) & 0xff00)
 
 static const struct t_op {
-	char op_text[2];
+	char op_text[2] __nonstring;
 	short op_num;
 } ops1[] = {
 	{"=",	STREQ},