diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
index 1cf2a58f84f7b..10f4311e73507 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsproc.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ struct proc_envinfo_s
  * Private Data
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static FAR const char *g_policy[4] =
+static FAR const char * const g_policy[4] =
 {
   "SCHED_FIFO", "SCHED_RR", "SCHED_SPORADIC"
 };
diff --git a/sched/misc/assert.c b/sched/misc/assert.c
index 921a8422e8f97..7c970ac4ffe34 100644
--- a/sched/misc/assert.c
+++ b/sched/misc/assert.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 static uintptr_t
 g_last_regs[XCPTCONTEXT_REGS] aligned_data(XCPTCONTEXT_ALIGN);
-static FAR const char *g_policy[4] =
+static FAR const char * const g_policy[4] =
 {
   "FIFO", "RR", "SPORADIC"
 };