diff --git a/NetworkProtocol.cpp b/NetworkProtocol.cpp
index b296347c..53e98a46 100644
--- a/NetworkProtocol.cpp
+++ b/NetworkProtocol.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
 | OpenRGB SDK Magic Value "ORGB"                        |
 \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
-const char * openrgb_sdk_magic = "ORGB";
+const char openrgb_sdk_magic[OPENRGB_SDK_MAGIC_SIZE] = { 'O', 'R', 'G', 'B' };
 
 void InitNetPacketHeader
     (
diff --git a/NetworkProtocol.h b/NetworkProtocol.h
index 528b538e..b9d0e43d 100644
--- a/NetworkProtocol.h
+++ b/NetworkProtocol.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
 | OpenRGB SDK Magic Value "ORGB"                        |
 \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
-extern const char * openrgb_sdk_magic;
+#define OPENRGB_SDK_MAGIC_SIZE 4
+extern const char openrgb_sdk_magic[OPENRGB_SDK_MAGIC_SIZE];
 
 typedef struct NetPacketHeader
 {