diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index 6a474e1028c7..be5c31d04884 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ END(syscall_badsys)
  * Build the entry stubs and pointer table with
  * some assembler magic.
  */
-.data
+.section .rodata,"a"
 ENTRY(interrupt)
 .text
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c
index be82b1217691..99c8406ae253 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ BUILD_16_IRQS(0xc) BUILD_16_IRQS(0xd) BUILD_16_IRQS(0xe) BUILD_16_IRQS(0xf)
 	IRQ(x,c), IRQ(x,d), IRQ(x,e), IRQ(x,f)
 
 /* for the irq vectors */
-static void (*interrupt[NR_VECTORS - FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR])(void) = {
+static void (*__initdata interrupt[NR_VECTORS - FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR])(void) = {
 					  IRQLIST_16(0x2), IRQLIST_16(0x3),
 	IRQLIST_16(0x4), IRQLIST_16(0x5), IRQLIST_16(0x6), IRQLIST_16(0x7),
 	IRQLIST_16(0x8), IRQLIST_16(0x9), IRQLIST_16(0xa), IRQLIST_16(0xb),
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_32.h b/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_32.h
index b93e35a708ac..6d65fbb6358b 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_32.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * Interrupt entry/exit code at both C and assembly level
  */
 
-extern void (*interrupt[NR_IRQS])(void);
+extern void (*const interrupt[NR_IRQS])(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 void reschedule_interrupt(void);