diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 5755ce4..cd31ff2 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -2638,9 +2638,9 @@ bool WiFiManager::WiFiSetCountry(){
   
   #elif defined(ESP8266)
        // if(WiFi.getMode() == WIFI_OFF); // exception if wifi not init!
-       if(_wificountry == "US") ret = wifi_set_country(&WM_COUNTRY_US);
-  else if(_wificountry == "JP") ret = wifi_set_country(&WM_COUNTRY_JP);
-  else if(_wificountry == "CN") ret = wifi_set_country(&WM_COUNTRY_CN);
+       if(_wificountry == "US") ret = wifi_set_country((wifi_country_t*)&WM_COUNTRY_US);
+  else if(_wificountry == "JP") ret = wifi_set_country((wifi_country_t*)&WM_COUNTRY_JP);
+  else if(_wificountry == "CN") ret = wifi_set_country((wifi_country_t*)&WM_COUNTRY_CN);
   else DEBUG_WM(DEBUG_ERROR,"[ERROR] country code not found");
   #endif
   
diff --git a/strings_en.h b/strings_en.h
index 1d17d90..f33dd60 100644
--- a/strings_en.h
+++ b/strings_en.h
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_JP{"JP",1,14,CONFIG_ESP32_PHY_MAX_TX_POWER,WIFI_
 //     uint8_t nchan;            /**< total channel number */
 //     uint8_t policy;           /**< country policy */
 // } wifi_country_t;
-static wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_US{"US",1,11,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
-static wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_CN{"CN",1,13,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
-static wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_JP{"JP",1,14,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
+const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_US{"US",1,11,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
+const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_CN{"CN",1,13,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
+const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_JP{"JP",1,14,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
 #endif
 
 #endif
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