diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
index 89a139ed7d5bd3969f04d651d3cb29b122afb3e3..31b66f26e029ab5155762cd3bb8d2fed4b0704cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void __init mvebu_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char * const armada_370_xp_dt_compat[] = {
+static const char * const armada_370_xp_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"marvell,armada-370-xp",
 	NULL,
 };
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(ARMADA_370_XP_DT, "Marvell Armada 370/XP (Device Tree)")
 	.dt_compat	= armada_370_xp_dt_compat,
 MACHINE_END
 
-static const char * const armada_375_dt_compat[] = {
+static const char * const armada_375_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"marvell,armada375",
 	NULL,
 };
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(ARMADA_375_DT, "Marvell Armada 375 (Device Tree)")
 	.dt_compat	= armada_375_dt_compat,
 MACHINE_END
 
-static const char * const armada_38x_dt_compat[] = {
+static const char * const armada_38x_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"marvell,armada380",
 	"marvell,armada385",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c
index b50464ec1130ff0b5961990d2684953c582d44cc..5a1741500a3000d6778fe5fb4d93cf26a2af11a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static void __init dove_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char * const dove_dt_compat[] = {
+static const char * const dove_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"marvell,dove",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
index 6b5310828eb2e7fa95fda207492ff0cc014803ab..925f75f54268ee5d4b5b9093ad48b6b1e290ad0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void __init kirkwood_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, auxdata, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char * const kirkwood_dt_board_compat[] = {
+static const char * const kirkwood_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"marvell,kirkwood",
 	NULL
 };