diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 5e4f776b0917..9b45ee84fbcc 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static inline void task_name(struct seq_file *m, struct task_struct *p)
  * you can test for combinations of others with
  * simple bit tests.
  */
-static const char *task_state_array[] = {
+static const char * const task_state_array[] = {
 	"R (running)",		/*   0 */
 	"S (sleeping)",		/*   1 */
 	"D (disk sleep)",	/*   2 */
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static const char *task_state_array[] = {
 static inline const char *get_task_state(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	unsigned int state = (tsk->state & TASK_REPORT) | tsk->exit_state;
-	const char **p = &task_state_array[0];
+	const char * const *p = &task_state_array[0];
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(1 + ilog2(TASK_STATE_MAX) != ARRAY_SIZE(task_state_array));