diff --git a/target/openrisc/machine.c b/target/openrisc/machine.c
index b7d7388640..3574e571cb 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/machine.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/machine.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_tlb_entry = {
     .name = "tlb_entry",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(mr, OpenRISCTLBEntry),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(tr, OpenRISCTLBEntry),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpu_tlb = {
     .name = "cpu_tlb",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT_ARRAY(itlb, CPUOpenRISCTLBContext, TLB_SIZE, 0,
                              vmstate_tlb_entry, OpenRISCTLBEntry),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT_ARRAY(dtlb, CPUOpenRISCTLBContext, TLB_SIZE, 0,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_env = {
     .name = "env",
     .version_id = 6,
     .minimum_version_id = 6,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINTTL_2DARRAY(shadow_gpr, CPUOpenRISCState, 16, 32),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(pc, CPUOpenRISCState),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(ppc, CPUOpenRISCState),
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_openrisc_cpu = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = cpu_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_CPU(),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(env, OpenRISCCPU, 1, vmstate_env, CPUOpenRISCState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()