diff --git a/util/comm-dev.c b/util/comm-dev.c
index 4fdef31cb5..6e3cd42c10 100644
--- a/util/comm-dev.c
+++ b/util/comm-dev.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static int fd = -1;
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(t) (sizeof(t) / sizeof(t[0]))
 #endif
 
-static const char const *meanings[] = {
+static const char * const meanings[] = {
 	"SUCCESS",
 	"INVALID_COMMAND",
 	"ERROR",
diff --git a/util/ectool.c b/util/ectool.c
index b173d7ad19..92b663e534 100644
--- a/util/ectool.c
+++ b/util/ectool.c
@@ -5663,7 +5663,7 @@ static int cmd_tmp006cal_v1(int idx, int argc, char *argv[])
 	int i, rv, cmdsize;
 
 	/* Algorithm 1 parameter names */
-	static const char const *alg1_pname[] = {
+	static const char * const alg1_pname[] = {
 		"s0", "a1", "a2", "b0", "b1", "b2", "c2",
 		"d0", "d1", "ds", "e0", "e1",
 	};
diff --git a/util/lbcc.c b/util/lbcc.c
index b34b21e53e..d35e05701a 100644
--- a/util/lbcc.c
+++ b/util/lbcc.c
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ static const int num_operands[] = {
 
 #define OP(NAME, BYTES, MNEMONIC) MNEMONIC,
 #include "lightbar_opcode_list.h"
-static const char const *opcode_sym[] = {
+static const char * const opcode_sym[] = {
 	LIGHTBAR_OPCODE_TABLE
 };
 #undef OP
 
-static const char const *control_sym[] = {
+static const char * const control_sym[] = {
 	"beg", "end", "phase", "<invalid>"
 };
-static const char const *color_sym[] = {
+static const char * const color_sym[] = {
 	"r", "g", "b", "<invalid>"
 };