diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c
index 818a1cc2fe45..e1e70ef7bc2d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx31-dt.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void __init imx31_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char *imx31_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *imx31_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx31",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx51-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx51-dt.c
index bece8a65e6f0..0230d78d1413 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx51-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx51-dt.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static void __init imx51_dt_init(void)
 	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
 }
 
-static const char *imx51_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *imx51_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx51",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
index 2f74fad54196..77b77a92bb5d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void __init imx50_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char *imx50_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *imx50_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx50",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
index c9c4d8d96931..65850908a4b4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void __init imx53_dt_init(void)
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static const char *imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx53",
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
index 7e5ec34894e2..d2ea6e60ea7b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static void __init imx6q_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx6q_dt_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *imx6q_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx6dl",
 	"fsl,imx6q",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
index 2f952e3fcf89..cca183a11291 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void __init imx6sl_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static const char *imx6sl_dt_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *imx6sl_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx6sl",
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c
index af0cb8a9dc48..2d8aef5a6efa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vf610.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static void __init vf610_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static const char *vf610_dt_compat[] __initdata = {
+static const char *vf610_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,vf610",
 	NULL,
 };