diff --git a/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c b/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c
index 1a576d62ae..a1b7230633 100644
--- a/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c
+++ b/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_allwinner_sdhost = {
     .name = "allwinner-sdhost",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(global_ctl, AwSdHostState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(clock_ctl, AwSdHostState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(timeout, AwSdHostState),
diff --git a/hw/sd/aspeed_sdhci.c b/hw/sd/aspeed_sdhci.c
index be8cafd65f..025c90f0ff 100644
--- a/hw/sd/aspeed_sdhci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/aspeed_sdhci.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void aspeed_sdhci_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_aspeed_sdhci = {
     .name = TYPE_ASPEED_SDHCI,
     .version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, AspeedSDHCIState, ASPEED_SDHCI_NUM_REGS),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
     },
diff --git a/hw/sd/bcm2835_sdhost.c b/hw/sd/bcm2835_sdhost.c
index 9431c35914..b01bf85cc7 100644
--- a/hw/sd/bcm2835_sdhost.c
+++ b/hw/sd/bcm2835_sdhost.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_bcm2835_sdhost = {
     .name = TYPE_BCM2835_SDHOST,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(cmd, BCM2835SDHostState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(cmdarg, BCM2835SDHostState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(status, BCM2835SDHostState),
diff --git a/hw/sd/cadence_sdhci.c b/hw/sd/cadence_sdhci.c
index 75db34befe..69edc7d330 100644
--- a/hw/sd/cadence_sdhci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/cadence_sdhci.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void cadence_sdhci_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cadence_sdhci = {
     .name = TYPE_CADENCE_SDHCI,
     .version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, CadenceSDHCIState, CADENCE_SDHCI_NUM_REGS),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
     },
diff --git a/hw/sd/npcm7xx_sdhci.c b/hw/sd/npcm7xx_sdhci.c
index b2f5b4a542..8e4b526e15 100644
--- a/hw/sd/npcm7xx_sdhci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/npcm7xx_sdhci.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void npcm7xx_sdhci_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_npcm7xx_sdhci = {
     .name = TYPE_NPCM7XX_SDHCI,
     .version_id = 0,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(regs.boottoctrl, NPCM7xxSDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
     },
diff --git a/hw/sd/pl181.c b/hw/sd/pl181.c
index 5e554bd467..1b33ff09cc 100644
--- a/hw/sd/pl181.c
+++ b/hw/sd/pl181.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl181 = {
     .name = "pl181",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(clock, PL181State),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(power, PL181State),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(cmdarg, PL181State),
diff --git a/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c b/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
index 4749e935d8..f29bd031e8 100644
--- a/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pxa2xx_mmci = {
     .name = "pxa2xx-mmci",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(status, PXA2xxMMCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(clkrt, PXA2xxMMCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(spi, PXA2xxMMCIState),
diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 4823befdef..040ce9b4de 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription sd_ocr_vmstate = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = sd_ocr_vmstate_needed,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(ocr, SDState),
         VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(ocr_power_timer, SDState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription sd_vmstate = {
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .pre_load = sd_vmstate_pre_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(mode, SDState),
         VMSTATE_INT32(state, SDState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(cid, SDState, 16),
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription sd_vmstate = {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(enable, SDState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &sd_ocr_vmstate,
         NULL
     },
diff --git a/hw/sd/sdhci.c b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
index 40473b0db0..c5e0bc018b 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sdhci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription sdhci_pending_insert_vmstate = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = sdhci_pending_insert_vmstate_needed,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(pending_insert_state, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ const VMStateDescription sdhci_vmstate = {
     .name = "sdhci",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(sdmasysad, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(blksize, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(blkcnt, SDHCIState),
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ const VMStateDescription sdhci_vmstate = {
         VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(transfer_timer, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &sdhci_pending_insert_vmstate,
         NULL
     },
diff --git a/hw/sd/ssi-sd.c b/hw/sd/ssi-sd.c
index 167c03b780..c3b2735a32 100644
--- a/hw/sd/ssi-sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/ssi-sd.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ssi_sd = {
     .version_id = 7,
     .minimum_version_id = 7,
     .post_load = ssi_sd_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField []) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField []) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(mode, ssi_sd_state),
         VMSTATE_INT32(cmd, ssi_sd_state),
         VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(cmdarg, ssi_sd_state, 4),
