diff --git a/lib/msun/src/s_tanh.c b/lib/msun/src/s_tanh.c
index 27197b0f3bf5..6d26c695dd3b 100644
--- a/lib/msun/src/s_tanh.c
+++ b/lib/msun/src/s_tanh.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "math.h"
 #include "math_private.h"
 
-static volatile const double tiny = 1.0e-300;
+static const volatile double tiny = 1.0e-300;
 static const double one = 1.0, two = 2.0, huge = 1.0e300;
 
 double
diff --git a/lib/msun/src/s_tanhf.c b/lib/msun/src/s_tanhf.c
index d6a3634d59fb..f537be4fd0be 100644
--- a/lib/msun/src/s_tanhf.c
+++ b/lib/msun/src/s_tanhf.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "math.h"
 #include "math_private.h"
 
-static volatile const float tiny = 1.0e-30;
+static const volatile float tiny = 1.0e-30;
 static const float one=1.0, two=2.0, huge = 1.0e30;
 
 float