diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
index ac91c6cff..e6c62564e 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
@@ -5582,10 +5582,10 @@ static int register_media_endpoint(struct spa_bt_monitor *monitor,
 static int register_media_application(struct spa_bt_monitor * monitor)
 {
 	const struct media_codec * const * const media_codecs = monitor->media_codecs;
-	const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable_object_manager_a2dp = {
+	static const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable_object_manager_a2dp = {
 		.message_function = object_manager_handler_a2dp,
 	};
-	const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable_object_manager_bap = {
+	static const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable_object_manager_bap = {
 		.message_function = object_manager_handler_bap,
 	};
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/player.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/player.c
index 7b267e7d4..0a57e9209 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/player.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/player.c
@@ -247,11 +247,12 @@ static void update_properties(struct impl *impl, bool send_signal)
 
 struct spa_bt_player *spa_bt_player_new(void *dbus_connection, struct spa_log *log)
 {
-	struct impl *impl;
-	const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable = {
+	static const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable = {
 		.message_function = player_handler,
 	};
 
+	struct impl *impl;
+
 	spa_log_topic_init(log, &log_topic);
 
 	impl = calloc(1, sizeof(struct impl));
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/telephony.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/telephony.c
index 7695c0b81..a0dfe23c3 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/telephony.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/telephony.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ int telephony_ag_register(struct spa_bt_telephony_ag *ag)
 	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(agimpl->this.telephony, struct impl, this);
 	char *path;
 
-	const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable = {
+	static const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable = {
 		.message_function = ag_handler,
 	};
 
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ int telephony_call_register(struct spa_bt_telephony_call *call)
 	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(agimpl->this.telephony, struct impl, this);
 	char *path;
 
-	const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable = {
+	static const DBusObjectPathVTable vtable = {
 		.message_function = call_handler,
 	};