diff --git a/src/gnome/assistant-loan.c b/src/gnome/assistant-loan.c
index f0d07a88c0..16b94d9239 100644
--- a/src/gnome/assistant-loan.c
+++ b/src/gnome/assistant-loan.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ void
 loan_rev_prep( GtkAssistant *assistant, gpointer user_data )
 {
     /* 3, here, does not include the Date column. */
-    const static int BASE_COLS = 3;
+    static const int BASE_COLS = 3;
     LoanAssistantData *ldd = user_data;
     GtkListStore *store;
     GtkCellRenderer *renderer;