diff --git a/drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c b/drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c
index 0c3c498f2260..f73a1555e49d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int chip_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *c, unsigned offset, int val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static char *cs5535_gpio_names[] = {
+static const char * const cs5535_gpio_names[] = {
 	"GPIO0", "GPIO1", "GPIO2", "GPIO3",
 	"GPIO4", "GPIO5", "GPIO6", "GPIO7",
 	"GPIO8", "GPIO9", "GPIO10", "GPIO11",
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index cae1b8c5b08c..ce267ee4b94e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ int gpio_export(unsigned gpio, bool direction_may_change)
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	struct gpio_desc	*desc;
 	int			status = -EINVAL;
-	char			*ioname = NULL;
+	const char		*ioname = NULL;
 
 	/* can't export until sysfs is available ... */
 	if (!gpio_class.p) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
index f156ab3bb6ed..a2b12aa1f2b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct pca953x_chip {
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct pca953x_platform_data *dyn_pdata;
 	struct gpio_chip gpio_chip;
-	char **names;
+	const char *const *names;
 };
 
 static int pca953x_write_reg(struct pca953x_chip *chip, int reg, uint16_t val)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 979c6a57f2f1..bc0c14da7162 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct gpio_chip {
 						struct gpio_chip *chip);
 	int			base;
 	u16			ngpio;
-	char			**names;
+	const char		*const *names;
 	unsigned		can_sleep:1;
 	unsigned		exported:1;
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/pca953x.h b/include/linux/i2c/pca953x.h
index d5c5a60c8a0b..139ba52667c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c/pca953x.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c/pca953x.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct pca953x_platform_data {
 	int		(*teardown)(struct i2c_client *client,
 				unsigned gpio, unsigned ngpio,
 				void *context);
-	char		**names;
+	const char	*const *names;
 };
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_PCA953X_H */