diff --git a/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h b/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
index d68bba62ccf49..74cbcac45ec03 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ typedef struct {
     void* ndata;
 } secp256k1_schnorrsig_extraparams;
 
-#define SECP256K1_SCHNORRSIG_EXTRAPARAMS_MAGIC "\xda\x6f\xb3\x8c"
+#define SECP256K1_SCHNORRSIG_EXTRAPARAMS_MAGIC { 0xda, 0x6f, 0xb3, 0x8c }
 #define SECP256K1_SCHNORRSIG_EXTRAPARAMS_INIT {\
     SECP256K1_SCHNORRSIG_EXTRAPARAMS_MAGIC,\
     NULL,\
diff --git a/src/modules/schnorrsig/main_impl.h b/src/modules/schnorrsig/main_impl.h
index e6de73b8a59a3..693b78f03444d 100644
--- a/src/modules/schnorrsig/main_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/schnorrsig/main_impl.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ static void secp256k1_nonce_function_bip340_sha256_tagged_aux(secp256k1_sha256 *
  * by using the correct tagged hash function. */
 static const unsigned char bip340_algo[13] = "BIP0340/nonce";
 
+static const unsigned char schnorrsig_extraparams_magic[4] = SECP256K1_SCHNORRSIG_EXTRAPARAMS_MAGIC;
+
 static int nonce_function_bip340(unsigned char *nonce32, const unsigned char *msg, size_t msglen, const unsigned char *key32, const unsigned char *xonly_pk32, const unsigned char *algo, size_t algolen, void *data) {
     secp256k1_sha256 sha;
     unsigned char masked_key[32];
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ int secp256k1_schnorrsig_sign_custom(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char
 
     if (extraparams != NULL) {
         ARG_CHECK(secp256k1_memcmp_var(extraparams->magic,
-                                       SECP256K1_SCHNORRSIG_EXTRAPARAMS_MAGIC,
+                                       schnorrsig_extraparams_magic,
                                        sizeof(extraparams->magic)) == 0);
         noncefp = extraparams->noncefp;
         ndata = extraparams->ndata;