diff --git a/hw/isa/apm.c b/hw/isa/apm.c
index dfe9020d30..e34edb864c 100644
--- a/hw/isa/apm.c
+++ b/hw/isa/apm.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_apm = {
     .name = "APM State",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(apmc, APMState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(apms, APMState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/isa/i82378.c b/hw/isa/i82378.c
index 79ffbb52a0..b8072c1a25 100644
--- a/hw/isa/i82378.c
+++ b/hw/isa/i82378.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_i82378 = {
     .name = "pci-i82378",
     .version_id = 0,
     .minimum_version_id = 0,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(parent_obj, I82378State),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index 23eba64f22..3924eec483 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_rst_cnt = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = ich9_rst_cnt_needed,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(rst_cnt, ICH9LPCState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_smi_feat = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = ich9_smi_feat_needed,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(smi_guest_features_le, ICH9LPCState,
                             sizeof(uint64_t)),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(smi_features_ok, ICH9LPCState),
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_lpc = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = ich9_lpc_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(d, ICH9LPCState),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(apm, ICH9LPCState, 0, vmstate_apm, APMState),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(pm, ICH9LPCState, 0, vmstate_ich9_pm, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_lpc = {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(sci_level, ICH9LPCState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &vmstate_ich9_rst_cnt,
         &vmstate_ich9_smi_feat,
         NULL
diff --git a/hw/isa/pc87312.c b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
index 8d7b8d3db2..ee23f3e164 100644
--- a/hw/isa/pc87312.c
+++ b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pc87312 = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = pc87312_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(read_id_step, PC87312State),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(selected_index, PC87312State),
         VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(regs, PC87312State, 3),
diff --git a/hw/isa/piix.c b/hw/isa/piix.c
index 04ebed5b52..344bf32e54 100644
--- a/hw/isa/piix.c
+++ b/hw/isa/piix.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_piix3_rcr = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = piix3_rcr_needed,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(rcr, PIIXState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_piix3 = {
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .post_load = piix_post_load,
     .pre_save = piix3_pre_save,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(dev, PIIXState),
         VMSTATE_INT32_ARRAY_V(pci_irq_levels_vmstate, PIIXState,
                               PIIX_NUM_PIRQS, 3),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &vmstate_piix3_rcr,
         NULL
     }
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_piix4 = {
     .version_id = 3,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .post_load = piix4_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(dev, PIIXState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8_V(rcr, PIIXState, 3),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
index 57bdfb4e78..2e6bdb49eb 100644
--- a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
+++ b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = vmstate_acpi_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(dev, ViaPMState),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(ar.pm1.evt.sts, ViaPMState),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(ar.pm1.evt.en, ViaPMState),
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_via = {
     .name = "via-isa",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(dev, ViaISAState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
