diff --git a/soh/soh/z_message_OTR.cpp b/soh/soh/z_message_OTR.cpp
index f1c0bea42..9e11b9d86 100644
--- a/soh/soh/z_message_OTR.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/z_message_OTR.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern "C" MessageTableEntry* sNesMessageEntryTablePtr;
 extern "C" MessageTableEntry* sGerMessageEntryTablePtr;
 extern "C" MessageTableEntry* sFraMessageEntryTablePtr;
 extern "C" MessageTableEntry* sStaffMessageEntryTablePtr;
-extern "C" const u16 sKaeporaPatchIndex = 0x71B3;
+extern "C" u16 sKaeporaPatchIndex = 0x71B3;
 //extern "C" MessageTableEntry* _message_0xFFFC_nes;	
 
 MessageTableEntry* OTRMessage_LoadTable(const char* filePath, bool isNES) {
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
index da1e33f93..16b836ab1 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ MessageTableEntry* sNesMessageEntryTablePtr;
 MessageTableEntry* sGerMessageEntryTablePtr;
 MessageTableEntry* sFraMessageEntryTablePtr;
 MessageTableEntry* sStaffMessageEntryTablePtr;
-const u16 sKaeporaPatchIndex;
+u16 sKaeporaPatchIndex;
 
 char* _message_0xFFFC_nes;