diff --git a/kitty/parser.c b/kitty/parser.c
index 0db1d4aaf..615b80562 100644
--- a/kitty/parser.c
+++ b/kitty/parser.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 extern PyTypeObject Screen_Type;
 
 // utils {{{
-const static uint64_t pow_10_array[] = {
+static const uint64_t pow_10_array[] = {
     1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, 10000000, 100000000, 1000000000, 10000000000
 };