diff --git a/sound/sparc/amd7930.c b/sound/sparc/amd7930.c
index 916bed46be06321c68990a0271b4c1732d4a0b62..9d0da5fa1c70d98a706015783eb9e796b7ad2048 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/amd7930.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/amd7930.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static int snd_amd7930_put_volume(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl, struct snd_ctl_elem
 	return change;
 }
 
-static struct snd_kcontrol_new amd7930_controls[] = {
+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new amd7930_controls[] = {
 	{
 		.iface		=	SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
 		.name		=	"Monitor Volume",
diff --git a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
index b0e5b4a83a2635413b3c61350670bfa6c5f499ea..59f812b5ce590f8d102792da24da6c7a645ac9ac 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ static int snd_cs4231_put_double(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
   .private_value = (left_reg) | ((right_reg) << 8) | ((shift_left) << 16) | \
 		   ((shift_right) << 19) | ((mask) << 24) | ((invert) << 22) }
 
-static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_cs4231_controls[] = {
+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_cs4231_controls[] = {
 CS4231_DOUBLE("PCM Playback Switch", 0, CS4231_LEFT_OUTPUT,
 		CS4231_RIGHT_OUTPUT, 7, 7, 1, 1),
 CS4231_DOUBLE("PCM Playback Volume", 0, CS4231_LEFT_OUTPUT,
diff --git a/sound/sparc/dbri.c b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
index 1390a52d6cfd4f78148b6ddafa7e4a0e152e942e..aaa1493b9ef9ed62da8739db1968902cf501f977 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/dbri.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@ static int snd_cs4215_put_single(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
   .private_value = (entry) | ((shift) << 8) | ((mask) << 16) |	\
 			((invert) << 24) },
 
-static struct snd_kcontrol_new dbri_controls[] = {
+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new dbri_controls[] = {
 	{
 	 .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
 	 .name  = "Playback Volume",