diff --git a/src/gdd/aitConvert.cc b/src/gdd/aitConvert.cc
index 23473d697..86b4b55ee 100644
--- a/src/gdd/aitConvert.cc
+++ b/src/gdd/aitConvert.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 // $Id$
 //
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.12  2001/06/11 20:13:42  jhill
+// workarounds for problems discovered when building for RTEMS
+//
 // Revision 1.11  2001/06/11 17:57:31  jhill
 // workarounds for problems discovered when building for RTEMS
 //
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ int aitNoConvert(void* /*dest*/,const void* /*src*/,aitIndex /*count*/, const st
 #define min(A,B) ((A)<(B)?(A):(B))
 #endif
 
-std::vector<std::string> aitEmptyEnumStringTable;
+const std::vector<std::string> aitEmptyEnumStringTable;
 
 /* put the fixed conversion functions here (ones not generated) */
 
diff --git a/src/gdd/aitConvert.h b/src/gdd/aitConvert.h
index 88a256b9c..0d274f041 100644
--- a/src/gdd/aitConvert.h
+++ b/src/gdd/aitConvert.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  * $Id$
  *
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.11  2001/06/11 20:13:42  jhill
+ * workarounds for problems discovered when building for RTEMS
+ *
  * Revision 1.10  2001/06/11 17:57:31  jhill
  * workarounds for problems discovered when building for RTEMS
  *
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ epicsShareExtern aitFunc aitConvertFromNetTable[aitTotal][aitTotal];
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 
-extern std::vector<std::string> aitEmptyEnumStringTable;
+extern const std::vector<std::string> aitEmptyEnumStringTable;
 
 inline int aitConvert(aitEnum desttype, void* dest,
  aitEnum srctype, const void* src, aitIndex count,