diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index d225a2adf1ee63dccb0dc9a88ebb88104a91823c..1450e33fc250e7e0bb4edf73aa6abc06df1a1855 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static int __init sixpack_init_driver(void)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static const char msg_unregfail[] __exitdata = KERN_ERR \
+static const char msg_unregfail[] = KERN_ERR \
 	"6pack: can't unregister line discipline (err = %d)\n";
 
 static void __exit sixpack_exit_driver(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index 76d54774ba82ac0fba45dc774b556e64dd5124e4..c2e5497397d5ebd3a97bbfe96e394f1030df98a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/bpqether.h>
 
-static const char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO \
+static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \
 	"AX.25: bpqether driver version 004\n";
 
 static char bcast_addr[6]={0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF};
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 2c0894a92abd65cad7807b9f24cbce2b224e4afe..8e01c457015b4dc05c9fd4a85b77a0e3c0ded74b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -997,9 +997,9 @@ static struct tty_ldisc_ops ax_ldisc = {
 	.write_wakeup	= mkiss_write_wakeup
 };
 
-static const char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO \
+static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \
 	"mkiss: AX.25 Multikiss, Hans Albas PE1AYX\n";
-static const char msg_regfail[] __initdata = KERN_ERR \
+static const char msg_regfail[] __initconst = KERN_ERR \
 	"mkiss: can't register line discipline (err = %d)\n";
 
 static int __init mkiss_init_driver(void)
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static int __init mkiss_init_driver(void)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static const char msg_unregfail[] __exitdata = KERN_ERR \
+static const char msg_unregfail[] = KERN_ERR \
 	"mkiss: can't unregister line discipline (err = %d)\n";
 
 static void __exit mkiss_exit_driver(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index efc6c97163a727a99ef389c2bff4a85991e3a747..1b4a47bd32b7a6e938e5d178899a68e7396594b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
 #include "z8530.h"
 
-static const char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO \
+static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \
 	"AX.25: Z8530 SCC driver version "VERSION".dl1bke\n";
 
 static void t_dwait(unsigned long);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index 5a6412ecce739b7c21b395705742d42e1da6e4c7..c6645f1017afac08dff50c54b63203903bb51031 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static const char yam_drvname[] = "yam";
-static const char yam_drvinfo[] __initdata = KERN_INFO \
+static const char yam_drvinfo[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \
 	"YAM driver version 0.8 by F1OAT/F6FBB\n";
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */