diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index bbd56b087899..3a0683ba357b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -394,8 +394,9 @@ void ieee80211_mesh_root_setup(struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh)
  *
  * Return the length of the 802.11 (does not include a mesh control header)
  */
-int ieee80211_fill_mesh_addresses(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, __le16 *fc, char
-		*meshda, char *meshsa) {
+int ieee80211_fill_mesh_addresses(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, __le16 *fc,
+				  const u8 *meshda, const u8 *meshsa)
+{
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(meshda)) {
 		*fc |= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS);
 		/* DA TA SA */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index bd0e1cbb9a1e..31e102541869 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct mesh_rmc {
 /* Public interfaces */
 /* Various */
 int ieee80211_fill_mesh_addresses(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, __le16 *fc,
-		char *da, char *sa);
+				  const u8 *da, const u8 *sa);
 int ieee80211_new_mesh_header(struct ieee80211s_hdr *meshhdr,
 		struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, char *addr4,
 		char *addr5, char *addr6);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ u32 mesh_table_hash(u8 *addr, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		struct mesh_table *tbl);
 /* Mesh paths */
 int mesh_path_error_tx(u8 ttl, u8 *target, __le32 target_sn, __le16 target_rcode,
-		u8 *ra, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+		       const u8 *ra, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void mesh_path_assign_nexthop(struct mesh_path *mpath, struct sta_info *sta);
 void mesh_path_flush_pending(struct mesh_path *mpath);
 void mesh_path_tx_pending(struct mesh_path *mpath);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 5c67e7b8790f..d93019874e41 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ enum mpath_frame_type {
 	MPATH_RANN
 };
 
+static const u8 broadcast_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
+
 static int mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(enum mpath_frame_type action, u8 flags,
 		u8 *orig_addr, __le32 orig_sn, u8 target_flags, u8 *target,
-		__le32 target_sn, u8 *da, u8 hop_count, u8 ttl,__le32 lifetime,
-		__le32 metric, __le32 preq_id,
+		__le32 target_sn, const u8 *da, u8 hop_count, u8 ttl,
+		__le32 lifetime, __le32 metric, __le32 preq_id,
 		struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
@@ -198,8 +200,8 @@ static int mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(enum mpath_frame_type action, u8 flags,
  * @ra: node this frame is addressed to
  */
 int mesh_path_error_tx(u8 ttl, u8 *target, __le32 target_sn,
-		__le16 target_rcode, u8 *ra,
-		struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+		       __le16 target_rcode, const u8 *ra,
+		       struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(local->hw.extra_tx_headroom + 400);
@@ -548,7 +550,7 @@ static void hwmp_preq_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		hopcount = PREQ_IE_HOPCOUNT(preq_elem) + 1;
 		mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_PREQ, flags, orig_addr,
 				cpu_to_le32(orig_sn), target_flags, target_addr,
-				cpu_to_le32(target_sn), sdata->dev->broadcast,
+				cpu_to_le32(target_sn), broadcast_addr,
 				hopcount, ttl, cpu_to_le32(lifetime),
 				cpu_to_le32(metric), cpu_to_le32(preq_id),
 				sdata);
@@ -660,7 +662,7 @@ static void hwmp_perr_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
 			mesh_path_error_tx(ttl, target_addr, cpu_to_le32(target_sn),
 					   cpu_to_le16(target_rcode),
-					   sdata->dev->broadcast, sdata);
+					   broadcast_addr, sdata);
 		} else
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
 	}
@@ -709,7 +711,7 @@ static void hwmp_rann_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (mpath->sn < orig_sn) {
 		mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, flags, orig_addr,
 				       cpu_to_le32(orig_sn),
-				       0, NULL, 0, sdata->dev->broadcast,
+				       0, NULL, 0, broadcast_addr,
 				       hopcount, ttl, 0,
 				       cpu_to_le32(metric + mpath->metric),
 				       0, sdata);
@@ -890,7 +892,7 @@ void mesh_path_start_discovery(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
 	mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_PREQ, 0, sdata->dev->dev_addr,
 			cpu_to_le32(ifmsh->sn), target_flags, mpath->dst,
-			cpu_to_le32(mpath->sn), sdata->dev->broadcast, 0,
+			cpu_to_le32(mpath->sn), broadcast_addr, 0,
 			ttl, cpu_to_le32(lifetime), 0,
 			cpu_to_le32(ifmsh->preq_id++), sdata);
 	mod_timer(&mpath->timer, jiffies + mpath->discovery_timeout);
@@ -1011,6 +1013,6 @@ mesh_path_tx_root_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 
 	mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, 0, sdata->dev->dev_addr,
 			       cpu_to_le32(++ifmsh->sn),
-			       0, NULL, 0, sdata->dev->broadcast,
+			       0, NULL, 0, broadcast_addr,
 			       0, MESH_TTL, 0, 0, 0, sdata);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 5399e7a9ec6e..3fbabbf34ea5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ err_path_alloc:
  */
 void mesh_plink_broken(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
+	static const u8 bcast[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
 	struct mesh_path *mpath;
 	struct mpath_node *node;
 	struct hlist_node *p;
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ void mesh_plink_broken(struct sta_info *sta)
 			mesh_path_error_tx(MESH_TTL, mpath->dst,
 					cpu_to_le32(mpath->sn),
 					PERR_RCODE_DEST_UNREACH,
-					sdata->dev->broadcast, sdata);
+					bcast, sdata);
 		} else
 		spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tkip.c b/net/mac80211/tkip.c
index 964b7faa7f17..4921d724b6c7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tkip.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tkip.c
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ int ieee80211_tkip_decrypt_data(struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm,
 #endif
 		if (key->local->ops->update_tkip_key &&
 			key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) {
-			u8 bcast[ETH_ALEN] =
+			static const u8 bcast[ETH_ALEN] =
 				{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
-			u8 *sta_addr = key->sta->sta.addr;
+			const u8 *sta_addr = key->sta->sta.addr;
 
 			if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ra))
 				sta_addr = bcast;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 375cecc837a1..3466e1f7fd12 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1683,21 +1683,25 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			/* packet from other interface */
 			struct mesh_path *mppath;
 			int is_mesh_mcast = 1;
-			char *mesh_da;
+			const u8 *mesh_da;
 
 			rcu_read_lock();
 			if (is_multicast_ether_addr(skb->data))
 				/* DA TA mSA AE:SA */
 				mesh_da = skb->data;
 			else {
+				static const u8 bcast[ETH_ALEN] =
+					{ 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
+
 				mppath = mpp_path_lookup(skb->data, sdata);
 				if (mppath) {
 					/* RA TA mDA mSA AE:DA SA */
 					mesh_da = mppath->mpp;
 					is_mesh_mcast = 0;
-				} else
+				} else {
 					/* DA TA mSA AE:SA */
-					mesh_da = dev->broadcast;
+					mesh_da = bcast;
+				}
 			}
 			hdrlen = ieee80211_fill_mesh_addresses(&hdr, &fc,
 					mesh_da, dev->dev_addr);