diff --git a/db/blob/blob_index.h b/db/blob/blob_index.h
index 67535472c..e9944d784 100644
--- a/db/blob/blob_index.h
+++ b/db/blob/blob_index.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class BlobIndex {
   }
 
   Status DecodeFrom(Slice slice) {
-    static const std::string kErrorMessage = "Error while decoding blob index";
+    const char* kErrorMessage = "Error while decoding blob index";
     assert(slice.size() > 0);
     type_ = static_cast<Type>(*slice.data());
     if (type_ >= Type::kUnknown) {
diff --git a/db/blob/blob_log_format.cc b/db/blob/blob_log_format.cc
index 482bd078e..8e26281e3 100644
--- a/db/blob/blob_log_format.cc
+++ b/db/blob/blob_log_format.cc
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ void BlobLogHeader::EncodeTo(std::string* dst) {
 }
 
 Status BlobLogHeader::DecodeFrom(Slice src) {
-  static const std::string kErrorMessage =
-      "Error while decoding blob log header";
+  const char* kErrorMessage = "Error while decoding blob log header";
   if (src.size() != BlobLogHeader::kSize) {
     return Status::Corruption(kErrorMessage,
                               "Unexpected blob file header size");
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ void BlobLogFooter::EncodeTo(std::string* dst) {
 }
 
 Status BlobLogFooter::DecodeFrom(Slice src) {
-  static const std::string kErrorMessage =
-      "Error while decoding blob log footer";
+  const char* kErrorMessage = "Error while decoding blob log footer";
   if (src.size() != BlobLogFooter::kSize) {
     return Status::Corruption(kErrorMessage,
                               "Unexpected blob file footer size");
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ void BlobLogRecord::EncodeHeaderTo(std::string* dst) {
 }
 
 Status BlobLogRecord::DecodeHeaderFrom(Slice src) {
-  static const std::string kErrorMessage = "Error while decoding blob record";
+  const char* kErrorMessage = "Error while decoding blob record";
   if (src.size() != BlobLogRecord::kHeaderSize) {
     return Status::Corruption(kErrorMessage,
                               "Unexpected blob record header size");