diff --git a/msb-430-common/board_init.c b/msb-430-common/board_init.c
index 4673600445f7321d7e8deeea62703f217f989491..3ba37a3ec2653eef996d8db6b62733211924756b 100644
--- a/msb-430-common/board_init.c
+++ b/msb-430-common/board_init.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "msp430.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
-volatile static uint32_t __msp430_cpu_speed = MSP430_INITIAL_CPU_SPEED;
+static volatile uint32_t __msp430_cpu_speed = MSP430_INITIAL_CPU_SPEED;
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static uint8_t calc_umctl(uint16_t br) {