diff --git a/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c b/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c
index 80d37f9c2f..218f4c3a67 100644
--- a/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c
+++ b/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static int put_fpr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
     return 0;
 }
 
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_fpr = {
+static const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_fpr = {
     .name = "fpr",
     .get  = get_fpr,
     .put  = put_fpr,
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_fpr = {
 #define VMSTATE_FPR_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                           \
     VMSTATE_FPR_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
 
-static VMStateField vmstate_fpu_fields[] = {
+static const VMStateField vmstate_fpu_fields[] = {
     VMSTATE_FPR_ARRAY(fpr, CPUMIPSFPUContext, 32),
     VMSTATE_UINT32(fcr0, CPUMIPSFPUContext),
     VMSTATE_UINT32(fcr31, CPUMIPSFPUContext),
     VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
-const VMStateDescription vmstate_fpu = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_fpu = {
     .name = "cpu/fpu",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .fields = vmstate_fpu_fields
 };
 
-const VMStateDescription vmstate_inactive_fpu = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_inactive_fpu = {
     .name = "cpu/inactive_fpu",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_inactive_fpu = {
 
 /* TC state */
 
-static VMStateField vmstate_tc_fields[] = {
+static const VMStateField vmstate_tc_fields[] = {
     VMSTATE_UINTTL_ARRAY(gpr, TCState, 32),
 #if defined(TARGET_MIPS64)
     VMSTATE_UINT64_ARRAY(gpr_hi, TCState, 32),
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ static VMStateField vmstate_tc_fields[] = {
     VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
-const VMStateDescription vmstate_tc = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_tc = {
     .name = "cpu/tc",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .fields = vmstate_tc_fields
 };
 
-const VMStateDescription vmstate_inactive_tc = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_inactive_tc = {
     .name = "cpu/inactive_tc",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_inactive_tc = {
 
 /* MVP state */
 
-const VMStateDescription vmstate_mvp = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_mvp = {
     .name = "cpu/mvp",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_INT32(CP0_MVPControl, CPUMIPSMVPContext),
         VMSTATE_INT32(CP0_MVPConf0, CPUMIPSMVPContext),
         VMSTATE_INT32(CP0_MVPConf1, CPUMIPSMVPContext),
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int put_tlb(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
     return 0;
 }
 
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_tlb = {
+static const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_tlb = {
     .name = "tlb_entry",
     .get  = get_tlb,
     .put  = put_tlb,
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_tlb = {
 #define VMSTATE_TLB_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                           \
     VMSTATE_TLB_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
 
-const VMStateDescription vmstate_tlb = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_tlb = {
     .name = "cpu/tlb",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(nb_tlb, CPUMIPSTLBContext),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(tlb_in_use, CPUMIPSTLBContext),
         VMSTATE_TLB_ARRAY(mmu.r4k.tlb, CPUMIPSTLBContext, MIPS_TLB_MAX),
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_mips_cpu = {
     .version_id = 21,
     .minimum_version_id = 21,
     .post_load = cpu_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         /* Active TC */
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(env.active_tc, MIPSCPU, 1, vmstate_tc, TCState),