diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm/bcm_cygnus.c b/arch/arm/mach-bcm/bcm_cygnus.c
index 30dc58be51b8..7ae894c7849b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-bcm/bcm_cygnus.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm/bcm_cygnus.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 
-static const char const *bcm_cygnus_dt_compat[] = {
+static const char * const bcm_cygnus_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"brcm,cygnus",
 	NULL,
 };