diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
index 2117dad35a..29c5af3cc3 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ipmi_bmc_extern = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = ipmi_bmc_extern_post_migrate,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(send_reset, IPMIBmcExtern),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(waiting_rsp, IPMIBmcExtern),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c
index 905e091094..33c839c65a 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ipmi_sim = {
     .name = TYPE_IPMI_BMC_SIMULATOR,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(bmc_global_enables, IPMIBmcSim),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(msg_flags, IPMIBmcSim),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(watchdog_initialized, IPMIBmcSim),
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bt.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bt.c
index 22f94fb98d..583fc64730 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bt.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bt.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_IPMIBT = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = ipmi_bt_vmstate_post_load,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(obf_irq_set, IPMIBT),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(atn_irq_set, IPMIBT),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(irqs_enabled, IPMIBT),
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
index a77612946a..c15977cab4 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_IPMIKCS = {
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = ipmi_kcs_vmstate_post_load,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(obf_irq_set, IPMIKCS),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(atn_irq_set, IPMIKCS),
         VMSTATE_UNUSED_TEST(vmstate_kcs_before_version2, 1), /* Was use_irq */
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
index aec064d3cd..7b36d51494 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ISAIPMIBTDevice = {
      * because it used VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32, but it did not transfer
      * the buffer length, so random things would happen.
      */
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(bt, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, vmstate_IPMIBT, IPMIBT),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_kcs.c b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_kcs.c
index b5dcb64616..f52b32e590 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_kcs.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_kcs.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ISAIPMIKCSDevice = {
     .name = TYPE_IPMI_INTERFACE,
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_VSTRUCT_TEST(kcs, ISAIPMIKCSDevice, vmstate_kcs_before_version2,
                              0, vmstate_IPMIKCS, IPMIKCS, 1),
         VMSTATE_VSTRUCT_V(kcs, ISAIPMIKCSDevice, 2, vmstate_IPMIKCS,
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_bt.c b/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_bt.c
index 633931b825..afeea6f303 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_bt.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_bt.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_PCIIPMIBTDevice = {
     .name = TYPE_IPMI_INTERFACE_PREFIX "pci-bt",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(dev, PCIIPMIBTDevice),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(bt, PCIIPMIBTDevice, 1, vmstate_IPMIBT, IPMIBT),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_kcs.c b/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_kcs.c
index 1a581413c2..05ba97ec58 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_kcs.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/pci_ipmi_kcs.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_PCIIPMIKCSDevice = {
     .name = TYPE_IPMI_INTERFACE_PREFIX "pci-kcs",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(dev, PCIIPMIKCSDevice),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(kcs, PCIIPMIKCSDevice, 1, vmstate_IPMIKCS, IPMIKCS),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/smbus_ipmi.c b/hw/ipmi/smbus_ipmi.c
index d0991ab7f9..56865df7db 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/smbus_ipmi.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/smbus_ipmi.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_smbus_ipmi = {
     .name = TYPE_SMBUS_IPMI,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_SMBUS_DEVICE(parent, SMBusIPMIDevice),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(waiting_rsp, SMBusIPMIDevice),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(outlen, SMBusIPMIDevice),
