diff --git a/sw/inc/fldbas.hxx b/sw/inc/fldbas.hxx
index 06e3f80976d7..53ab8266538a 100644
--- a/sw/inc/fldbas.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/fldbas.hxx
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ enum SwDateTimeSubType
 };
 
 
-extern sal_uInt16 aTypeTab[];
-
 /// General tools.
 String  GetResult(double nVal, sal_uInt32 nNumFmt, sal_uInt16 nLang = LANGUAGE_SYSTEM);
 void    SetErrorStr(const String& rStr);
diff --git a/sw/source/core/fields/fldbas.cxx b/sw/source/core/fields/fldbas.cxx
index d6bdb926b147..524e1855774a 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/fields/fldbas.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/fields/fldbas.cxx
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ static sal_uInt16 lcl_GetLanguageOfFormat( sal_uInt16 nLng, sal_uLong nFmt,
 /// field names
 std::vector<String>* SwFieldType::pFldNames = 0;
 
-    sal_uInt16 aTypeTab[] = {
+namespace
+{
+
+    const sal_uInt16 aTypeTab[] = {
     /* RES_DBFLD            */      TYP_DBFLD,
     /* RES_USERFLD          */      TYP_USERFLD,
     /* RES_FILENAMEFLD      */      TYP_FILENAMEFLD,
@@ -113,6 +116,8 @@ std::vector<String>* SwFieldType::pFldNames = 0;
     /* RES_DROPDOWN         */      TYP_DROPDOWN
     };
 
+}
+
 const String& SwFieldType::GetTypeStr(sal_uInt16 nTypeId)
 {
     if( !pFldNames )