diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu.c b/hw/acpi/cpu.c
index 011d2c6c2d..2d81c1e790 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpuhp_sts = {
     .name = "CPU hotplug device state",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(is_inserting, AcpiCpuStatus),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(is_removing, AcpiCpuStatus),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(ost_event, AcpiCpuStatus),
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpu_hotplug = {
     .name = "CPU hotplug state",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(selector, CPUHotplugState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(command, CPUHotplugState),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_POINTER_UINT32(devs, CPUHotplugState, dev_count,
diff --git a/hw/acpi/erst.c b/hw/acpi/erst.c
index ba751dc60e..b2f1b13630 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/erst.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/erst.c
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription erst_vmstate  = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = erst_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(operation, ERSTDeviceState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(busy_status, ERSTDeviceState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(command_status, ERSTDeviceState),
diff --git a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
index a3d31631fe..2d6e91b124 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_memhp_state = {
     .name = "acpi-ged/memhp",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG(memhp_state, AcpiGedState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ged_state = {
     .name = "acpi-ged-state",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(sel, GEDState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ghes = {
     .name = "acpi-ghes",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields     = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT64(ghes_addr_le, AcpiGhesState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ghes_state = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = ghes_needed,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(ghes_state, AcpiGedState, 1,
                        vmstate_ghes, AcpiGhesState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi_ged = {
     .name = "acpi-ged",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(ged_state, AcpiGedState, 1, vmstate_ged_state, GEDState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * []) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &vmstate_memhp_state,
         &vmstate_ghes_state,
         NULL
diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index 25e2c7243e..573d032e8e 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_memhp_state = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = vmstate_test_use_memhp,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG(acpi_memory_hotplug, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_tco_io_state = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = vmstate_test_use_tco,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(tco_regs, ICH9LPCPMRegs, 1, vmstate_tco_io_sts,
                        TCOIORegs),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpuhp_state = {
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = vmstate_test_use_cpuhp,
     .pre_load = vmstate_cpuhp_pre_load,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_CPU_HOTPLUG(cpuhp_state, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pcihp_state = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = vmstate_test_use_pcihp,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_HOTPLUG(acpi_pci_hotplug,
                             ICH9LPCPMRegs,
                             NULL, NULL),
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_pm = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = ich9_pm_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT16(acpi_regs.pm1.evt.sts, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(acpi_regs.pm1.evt.en, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(acpi_regs.pm1.cnt.cnt, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_pm = {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(smi_sts, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &vmstate_memhp_state,
         &vmstate_tco_io_state,
         &vmstate_cpuhp_state,
diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9_tco.c b/hw/acpi/ich9_tco.c
index 1540f4fd46..81606219f7 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9_tco.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9_tco.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_tco_io_sts = {
     .name = "tco io device status",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT16(tco.rld, TCOIORegs),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(tco.din, TCOIORegs),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(tco.dout, TCOIORegs),
diff --git a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
index 0b883df813..de6f974ebb 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_memhp_sts = {
     .name = "memory hotplug device state",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(is_enabled, MemStatus),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(is_inserting, MemStatus),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(ost_event, MemStatus),
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_memory_hotplug = {
     .name = "memory hotplug state",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(selector, MemHotplugState),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_POINTER_UINT32(devs, MemHotplugState, dev_count,
                                              vmstate_memhp_sts, MemStatus),
diff --git a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
index 4f75c873e2..5f79c9016b 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi_pcihp_pci_status = {
     .name = "acpi_pcihp_pci_status",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(up, AcpiPciHpPciStatus),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(down, AcpiPciHpPciStatus),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index dd523d2e4c..debe1adb84 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_gpe = {
     .name = "gpe",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_GPE_ARRAY(sts, ACPIGPE),
         VMSTATE_GPE_ARRAY(en, ACPIGPE),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pci_status = {
     .name = "pci_status",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(up, struct AcpiPciHpPciStatus),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(down, struct AcpiPciHpPciStatus),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_memhp_state = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = vmstate_test_use_memhp,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG(acpi_memory_hotplug, PIIX4PMState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpuhp_state = {
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = vmstate_test_use_cpuhp,
     .pre_load = vmstate_cpuhp_pre_load,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_CPU_HOTPLUG(cpuhp_state, PIIX4PMState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi = {
     .version_id = 3,
     .minimum_version_id = 3,
     .post_load = vmstate_acpi_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(parent_obj, PIIX4PMState),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(ar.pm1.evt.sts, PIIX4PMState),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(ar.pm1.evt.en, PIIX4PMState),
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi = {
                             vmstate_test_migrate_acpi_index),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
-    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
          &vmstate_memhp_state,
          &vmstate_cpuhp_state,
          NULL
diff --git a/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c b/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
index a39315c1b3..e63c8af4c3 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmgenid = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = vmgenid_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(vmgenid_addr_le, VmGenIdState, sizeof(uint64_t)),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
