diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
index 1822b14ca0..c39bf14fbf 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
@@ -94,31 +94,31 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (h264_parser_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT h264_parser_debug
 
 /**** Default scaling_lists according to Table 7-2 *****/
-const guint8 default_4x4_intra[16] = {
+static const guint8 default_4x4_intra[16] = {
   6, 13, 13, 20, 20, 20, 28, 28, 28, 28, 32, 32,
   32, 37, 37, 42
 };
 
-const guint8 default_4x4_inter[16] = {
+static const guint8 default_4x4_inter[16] = {
   10, 14, 14, 20, 20, 20, 24, 24, 24, 24, 27, 27,
   27, 30, 30, 34
 };
 
-const guint8 default_8x8_intra[64] = {
+static const guint8 default_8x8_intra[64] = {
   6, 10, 10, 13, 11, 13, 16, 16, 16, 16, 18, 18,
   18, 18, 18, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 27, 27, 27,
   27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 29, 29, 29, 29, 29, 29, 29, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 33,
   33, 33, 33, 33, 36, 36, 36, 36, 38, 38, 38, 40, 40, 42
 };
 
-const guint8 default_8x8_inter[64] = {
+static const guint8 default_8x8_inter[64] = {
   9, 13, 13, 15, 13, 15, 17, 17, 17, 17, 19, 19,
   19, 19, 19, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 24, 24, 24,
   24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 28,
   28, 28, 28, 28, 30, 30, 30, 30, 32, 32, 32, 33, 33, 35
 };
 
-const guint8 zigzag_8x8[64] = {
+static const guint8 zigzag_8x8[64] = {
   0, 1, 8, 16, 9, 2, 3, 10,
   17, 24, 32, 25, 18, 11, 4, 5,
   12, 19, 26, 33, 40, 48, 41, 34,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const guint8 zigzag_8x8[64] = {
   53, 60, 61, 54, 47, 55, 62, 63
 };
 
-const guint8 zigzag_4x4[16] = {
+static const guint8 zigzag_4x4[16] = {
   0, 1, 4, 8,
   5, 2, 3, 6,
   9, 12, 13, 10,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpeg4parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpeg4parser.c
index 6181a5b7e9..6c8543f9ef 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpeg4parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpeg4parser.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ensure_debug_category (void)
     goto failed; \
 } G_STMT_END
 
-const guint8 default_intra_quant_mat[64] = {
+static const guint8 default_intra_quant_mat[64] = {
   8, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27,
   17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28,
   20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const guint8 default_intra_quant_mat[64] = {
   27, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 41, 45
 };
 
-const guint8 default_non_intra_quant_mat[64] = {
+static const guint8 default_non_intra_quant_mat[64] = {
   16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
   17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
   18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const guint8 default_non_intra_quant_mat[64] = {
   23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33,
 };
 
-const guint8 mpeg4_zigzag_8x8[64] = {
+static const guint8 mpeg4_zigzag_8x8[64] = {
   0, 1, 8, 16, 9, 2, 3, 10,
   17, 24, 32, 25, 18, 11, 4, 5,
   12, 19, 26, 33, 40, 48, 41, 34,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c
index bcec01aaab..009c02bd19 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define MARKER_BIT 0x1
 
 /* default intra quant matrix, in zig-zag order */
-const guint8 default_intra_quantizer_matrix[64] = {
+static const guint8 default_intra_quantizer_matrix[64] = {
   8,
   16, 16,
   19, 16, 19,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const guint8 default_intra_quantizer_matrix[64] = {
   83
 };
 
-const guint8 mpeg_zigzag_8x8[64] = {
+static const guint8 mpeg_zigzag_8x8[64] = {
   0, 1, 8, 16, 9, 2, 3, 10,
   17, 24, 32, 25, 18, 11, 4, 5,
   12, 19, 26, 33, 40, 48, 41, 34,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c
index b88b0d09af..69c34e2c75 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstvc1parser.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ensure_debug_category (void)
 
 #endif /* GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG */
 
-const guint8 vc1_pquant_table[3][32] = {
+static const guint8 vc1_pquant_table[3][32] = {
   {                             /* Implicit quantizer */
         0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
       13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31},