diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp.c b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
index 4a840734e7a7..85d3b4e95489 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static int snd_atiixp_mixer_new(struct atiixp *chip, int clock,
 		.write = snd_atiixp_ac97_write,
 		.read = snd_atiixp_ac97_read,
 	};
-	static unsigned int codec_skip[NUM_ATI_CODECS] = {
+	static const unsigned int codec_skip[NUM_ATI_CODECS] = {
 		ATI_REG_ISR_CODEC0_NOT_READY,
 		ATI_REG_ISR_CODEC1_NOT_READY,
 		ATI_REG_ISR_CODEC2_NOT_READY,
diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
index 3ec34e78ffef..ae88217d685a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static int snd_atiixp_mixer_new(struct atiixp_modem *chip, int clock)
 		.write = snd_atiixp_ac97_write,
 		.read = snd_atiixp_ac97_read,
 	};
-	static unsigned int codec_skip[NUM_ATI_CODECS] = {
+	static const unsigned int codec_skip[NUM_ATI_CODECS] = {
 		ATI_REG_ISR_CODEC0_NOT_READY,
 		ATI_REG_ISR_CODEC1_NOT_READY,
 		ATI_REG_ISR_CODEC2_NOT_READY,