diff --git a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
index b897fcae62058d0a712bd09fe3355e2b0bdb8f83..0606aa3e92ae969203455177288d9351dfe10e4f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ typedef void (*sys_call_ptr_t)(void);
 
 extern void sys_ni_syscall(void);
 
-sys_call_ptr_t sys_call_table[] __cacheline_aligned = {
+const sys_call_ptr_t sys_call_table[] __cacheline_aligned = {
 	/*
 	 * Smells like a compiler bug -- it doesn't work
 	 * when the & below is removed.
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
index 797a639bcca5331c26c6e55cbe215d8d2b42b3b1..fe626c3ba01b280a6ddc9b2bc3fb894b7c504c3e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef void (*sys_call_ptr_t)(void);
 
 extern void sys_ni_syscall(void);
 
-sys_call_ptr_t sys_call_table[] __cacheline_aligned = {
+const sys_call_ptr_t sys_call_table[] __cacheline_aligned = {
 	/*
 	 * Smells like a compiler bug -- it doesn't work
 	 * when the & below is removed.