1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/stack_protector.c b/lib/libc/sys/stack_protector.c
index ed7d6352337e..cd5f166e9286 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/stack_protector.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/stack_protector.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "libc_private.h"
 
-extern int __sysctl(int *name, u_int namelen, void *oldp, size_t *oldlenp,
-    void *newp, size_t newlen);
+extern int __sysctl(const int *name, u_int namelen, void *oldp,
+    size_t *oldlenp, void *newp, size_t newlen);
 
 long __stack_chk_guard[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 static void __guard_setup(void) __attribute__((__constructor__, __used__));
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void __chk_fail(void);
 static void
 __guard_setup(void)
 {
-	int mib[2];
+	static const int mib[2] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_ARND };
 	size_t len;
 	int error;
 
@@ -65,12 +65,9 @@ __guard_setup(void)
 	if (error == 0 && __stack_chk_guard[0] != 0)
 		return;
 
-	mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
-	mib[1] = KERN_ARND;
-
 	len = sizeof(__stack_chk_guard);
-	if (__sysctl(mib, 2, __stack_chk_guard, &len, NULL, 0) == -1 ||
-	    len != sizeof(__stack_chk_guard)) {
+	if (__sysctl(mib, nitems(mib), __stack_chk_guard, &len, NULL, 0) ==
+	    -1 || len != sizeof(__stack_chk_guard)) {
 		/* If sysctl was unsuccessful, use the "terminator canary". */
 		((unsigned char *)(void *)__stack_chk_guard)[0] = 0;
 		((unsigned char *)(void *)__stack_chk_guard)[1] = 0;