diff --git a/util-linux/fdisk.c b/util-linux/fdisk.c
index 8e13317..7227a82 100644
--- a/util-linux/fdisk.c
+++ b/util-linux/fdisk.c
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@
 	unsigned char size4[4];         /* nr of sectors in partition */
 } PACKED;
 
-static const char unable_to_open[] ALIGN1 = "can't open '%s'";
-static const char unable_to_read[] ALIGN1 = "can't read from %s";
-static const char unable_to_seek[] ALIGN1 = "can't seek on %s";
+#define unable_to_open "can't open '%s'"
+#define unable_to_read "can't read from %s"
+#define unable_to_seek "can't seek on %s"
 
 enum label_type {
 	LABEL_DOS, LABEL_SUN, LABEL_SGI, LABEL_AIX, LABEL_OSF