diff --git a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
index 26502294f7d8..f702c96a7478 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ static int snd_mixer_oss_build_input(struct snd_mixer_oss *mixer,
 /*
  */
 #define MIXER_VOL(name) [SOUND_MIXER_##name] = #name
-static char *oss_mixer_names[SNDRV_OSS_MAX_MIXERS] = {
+static const char * const oss_mixer_names[SNDRV_OSS_MAX_MIXERS] = {
 	MIXER_VOL(VOLUME),
 	MIXER_VOL(BASS),
 	MIXER_VOL(TREBLE),
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c
index 31cb2acf8afc..240e4702c098 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_plug_formats(const struct snd_mask *mask,
 	return snd_mask_test(&formats, (__force int)format);
 }
 
-static snd_pcm_format_t preferred_formats[] = {
+static const snd_pcm_format_t preferred_formats[] = {
 	SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE,
 	SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE,
 	SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U16_LE,