diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c
index 581f4d6c9b8a76c09b5c1fb14f76b53e5b9a341a..418dbc82adc41765c7da7473c5f4af4468fb1941 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void __init imx31_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char *imx31_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx31_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx31",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx35-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx35-dt.c
index a62854c59240325bbf88314502b91796a36e8b90..584fbe1055798fe1f525174f7d660c8393cc3e52 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx35-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx35-dt.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void __init imx35_irq_init(void)
 	mx35_init_irq();
 }
 
-static const char *imx35_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx35_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx35",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
index 62a4d458029196d952b1d2f90044f023068095e5..b1e56a94a38289138c209a599b503a40716f3b32 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void __init imx50_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char *imx50_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx50_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx50",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
index b6f42f80aae2c9aca2a258e8e839fba7ff097dc8..c77deb3f08939f50304797ea5ac1c1b17983fef7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void __init imx51_init_late(void)
 	imx51_pm_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx51_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx51_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx51",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
index d8c3c08354f6f920a2ffb7a6571178da4241bab9..03a0b40793d6d2c81c4674c39cec52cd5ff64d9f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void __init imx53_init_late(void)
 	imx53_pm_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx53",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
index 9b3a233cfc2b65339ebf156f9d2db7464e63404e..d51c6e99a2e9e287e98fadc1223c73ffcf86315e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static void __init imx6q_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx6q_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx6q_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx6dl",
 	"fsl,imx6q",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
index ad323385115c0f2a607c55219a2f5ae8e599a814..ed263a21d928da397ba003353195c50d5e9ca26a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void __init imx6sl_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx6sl_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx6sl_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx6sl",
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sx.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sx.c
index 74ff7d650f8abbc3889b7e0ebda85ae59e61e280..673a734165bab93699bff75936ab9b1511bb2a31 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sx.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void __init imx6sx_init_late(void)
 	imx6q_cpuidle_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx6sx_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const imx6sx_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx6sx",
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c
index c446027581209419d58c0c9a12aec3c05e8cf7ee..ee7e57b752a75b82b56faa66a0190e8d4203b285 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static void __init vf610_init_machine(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char *vf610_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
+static const char * const vf610_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,vf610",
 	NULL,
 };