diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 3f1a1aa1c0b5..bcc785777a85 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd {
 	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_AMD,
 };
 
-static const char *spectre_v2_strings[] = {
+static const char * const spectre_v2_strings[] = {
 	[SPECTRE_V2_NONE]			= "Vulnerable",
 	[SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_MINIMAL]		= "Vulnerable: Minimal generic ASM retpoline",
 	[SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_MINIMAL_AMD]	= "Vulnerable: Minimal AMD ASM retpoline",
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ enum ssb_mitigation_cmd {
 	SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_CMD_SECCOMP,
 };
 
-static const char *ssb_strings[] = {
+static const char * const ssb_strings[] = {
 	[SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE]	= "Vulnerable",
 	[SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_DISABLE]	= "Mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled",
 	[SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_PRCTL]	= "Mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl",