diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
index 876055e37352..05933c065732 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpuinfo_arm64, cpu_data);
 static struct cpuinfo_arm64 boot_cpu_data;
 
-static char *icache_policy_str[] = {
+static const char *icache_policy_str[] = {
 	[0 ... ICACHE_POLICY_PIPT]	= "RESERVED/UNKNOWN",
 	[ICACHE_POLICY_VIPT]		= "VIPT",
 	[ICACHE_POLICY_PIPT]		= "PIPT",