diff --git a/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c b/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
index 2a4001b774..3c93936fd1 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_aspeed_smc = {
     .name = "aspeed.smc",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, AspeedSMCState, ASPEED_SMC_R_MAX),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(snoop_index, AspeedSMCState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(snoop_dummies, AspeedSMCState),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/ibex_spi_host.c b/hw/ssi/ibex_spi_host.c
index c300ec294d..863b5fd60e 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/ibex_spi_host.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/ibex_spi_host.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ibex = {
     .name = TYPE_IBEX_SPI_HOST,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, IbexSPIHostState, IBEX_SPI_HOST_MAX_REGS),
         VMSTATE_VARRAY_UINT32(config_opts, IbexSPIHostState,
                               num_cs, 0, vmstate_info_uint32, uint32_t),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c b/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c
index 189423bb3a..d8a7583ff3 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_imx_spi = {
     .name = TYPE_IMX_SPI,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_FIFO32(tx_fifo, IMXSPIState),
         VMSTATE_FIFO32(rx_fifo, IMXSPIState),
         VMSTATE_INT16(burst_length, IMXSPIState),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c b/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c
index b2432c5a13..1d25ba23aa 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_mss_spi = {
     .name = TYPE_MSS_SPI,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_FIFO32(tx_fifo, MSSSpiState),
         VMSTATE_FIFO32(rx_fifo, MSSSpiState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, MSSSpiState, R_SPI_MAX),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/npcm7xx_fiu.c b/hw/ssi/npcm7xx_fiu.c
index 4eedb2927e..81dd972ee8 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/npcm7xx_fiu.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/npcm7xx_fiu.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_npcm7xx_fiu = {
     .name = "npcm7xx-fiu",
     .version_id = 0,
     .minimum_version_id = 0,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_INT32(active_cs, NPCM7xxFIUState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, NPCM7xxFIUState, NPCM7XX_FIU_NR_REGS),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/npcm_pspi.c b/hw/ssi/npcm_pspi.c
index 3fb935043a..41a5323530 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/npcm_pspi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/npcm_pspi.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_npcm_pspi = {
     .name = "npcm-pspi",
     .version_id = 0,
     .minimum_version_id = 0,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY(regs, NPCMPSPIState, NPCM_PSPI_NR_REGS),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
     },
diff --git a/hw/ssi/pl022.c b/hw/ssi/pl022.c
index 8954ffebb1..b8be8ddf0e 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/pl022.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/pl022.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl022 = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = pl022_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(cr0, PL022State),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(cr1, PL022State),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(bitmask, PL022State),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/ssi.c b/hw/ssi/ssi.c
index 1f3e540ab8..3f357e8f16 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/ssi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/ssi.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_ssi_peripheral = {
     .name = "SSISlave",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(cs, SSIPeripheral),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
diff --git a/hw/ssi/stm32f2xx_spi.c b/hw/ssi/stm32f2xx_spi.c
index cd6e8443db..a37139fe5a 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/stm32f2xx_spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/stm32f2xx_spi.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_stm32f2xx_spi = {
     .name = TYPE_STM32F2XX_SPI,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(spi_cr1, STM32F2XXSPIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(spi_cr2, STM32F2XXSPIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(spi_sr, STM32F2XXSPIState),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c
index d4de2e7aab..2e0687ac90 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_xilinx_spi = {
     .name = "xilinx_spi",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(tx_fifo, XilinxSPI),
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(rx_fifo, XilinxSPI),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, XilinxSPI, R_MAX),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c
index 0bdfad7e2e..71952a410d 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_xilinx_spips = {
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .post_load = xilinx_spips_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(tx_fifo, XilinxSPIPS),
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(rx_fifo, XilinxSPIPS),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(regs, XilinxSPIPS, XLNX_SPIPS_R_MAX),
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_xilinx_qspips = {
     .name = "xilinx_qspips",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(parent_obj, XilinxQSPIPS, 0,
                        vmstate_xilinx_spips, XilinxSPIPS),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_xlnx_zynqmp_qspips = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = xlnx_zynqmp_qspips_post_load,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(parent_obj, XlnxZynqMPQSPIPS, 0,
                        vmstate_xilinx_qspips, XilinxQSPIPS),
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(tx_fifo_g, XlnxZynqMPQSPIPS),
diff --git a/hw/ssi/xlnx-versal-ospi.c b/hw/ssi/xlnx-versal-ospi.c
index 1a61679c2f..c7b95b1f37 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/xlnx-versal-ospi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/xlnx-versal-ospi.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ind_op = {
     .name = "OSPIIndOp",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(flash_addr, IndOp),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(num_bytes, IndOp),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(done_bytes, IndOp),
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_xlnx_versal_ospi = {
     .name = TYPE_XILINX_VERSAL_OSPI,
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(rx_fifo, XlnxVersalOspi),
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(tx_fifo, XlnxVersalOspi),
         VMSTATE_FIFO8(rx_sram, XlnxVersalOspi),