diff --git a/util/sconfig/main.c b/util/sconfig/main.c
index c3aa17f1a0..548063fd88 100644
--- a/util/sconfig/main.c
+++ b/util/sconfig/main.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static void pass0(FILE *fil, struct device *ptr, struct device *next)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(fil, "DEVTREE_CONST static struct device %s;\n", ptr->name);
+	fprintf(fil, "static DEVTREE_CONST struct device %s;\n", ptr->name);
 	if (ptr->res)
 		fprintf(fil, "DEVTREE_CONST struct resource %s_res[];\n",
 			ptr->name);