diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index b57084edc25c5c05c92cdb4d29b6c790f5d4508c..d18adb5e056c3c3fcab16845a1c3d74e2d9d07db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static const struct {
 	const char *option;
 	enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd cmd;
 	bool secure;
-} mitigation_options[] = {
+} mitigation_options[] __initdata = {
 	{ "off",		SPECTRE_V2_CMD_NONE,		  false },
 	{ "on",			SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE,		  true  },
 	{ "retpoline",		SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE,	  false },
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static const char * const ssb_strings[] = {
 static const struct {
 	const char *option;
 	enum ssb_mitigation_cmd cmd;
-} ssb_mitigation_options[] = {
+} ssb_mitigation_options[]  __initdata = {
 	{ "auto",	SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_CMD_AUTO },    /* Platform decides */
 	{ "on",		SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_CMD_ON },      /* Disable Speculative Store Bypass */
 	{ "off",	SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_CMD_NONE },    /* Don't touch Speculative Store Bypass */