diff --git a/sound/pci/via82xx.c b/sound/pci/via82xx.c
index 92b0736c0fdb..674b8429247b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/via82xx.c
+++ b/sound/pci/via82xx.c
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ struct dxs_whitelist {
 
 static int __devinit check_dxs_list(struct pci_dev *pci, int revision)
 {
-	static struct dxs_whitelist whitelist[] = {
+	static struct dxs_whitelist whitelist[] __devinitdata = {
 		{ .subvendor = 0x1005, .subdevice = 0x4710, .action = VIA_DXS_ENABLE }, /* Avance Logic Mobo */
 		{ .subvendor = 0x1019, .subdevice = 0x0996, .action = VIA_DXS_48K },
 		{ .subvendor = 0x1019, .subdevice = 0x0a81, .action = VIA_DXS_NO_VRA }, /* ECS K7VTA3 v8.0 */
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ static int __devinit check_dxs_list(struct pci_dev *pci, int revision)
 		{ .subvendor = 0x4005, .subdevice = 0x4710, .action = VIA_DXS_SRC },	/* MSI K7T266 Pro2 (MS-6380 V2.0) BIOS 3.7 */
 		{ } /* terminator */
 	};
-	struct dxs_whitelist *w;
+	const struct dxs_whitelist *w;
 	unsigned short subsystem_vendor;
 	unsigned short subsystem_device;