diff --git a/qemu/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h b/qemu/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h
index bff4da7b..30fdfd34 100644
--- a/qemu/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h
+++ b/qemu/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct Visitor
     GenericList *(*next_list)(Visitor *v, GenericList **list);
     void (*end_list)(Visitor *v);
 
-    void (*type_enum)(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+    void (*type_enum)(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                       const char *kind, const char *name, Error **errp);
     void (*get_next_type)(Visitor *v, int *kind, const int *qobjects,
                           const char *name, Error **errp);
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ struct Visitor
     void (*end_union)(Visitor *v, bool data_present, Error **errp);
 };
 
-void input_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+void input_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                      const char *kind, const char *name, Error **errp);
-void output_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+void output_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                       const char *kind, const char *name, Error **errp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qemu/include/qapi/visitor.h b/qemu/include/qapi/visitor.h
index eebc418a..a3565894 100644
--- a/qemu/include/qapi/visitor.h
+++ b/qemu/include/qapi/visitor.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void visit_optional(Visitor *v, bool *present, const char *name,
                     Error **errp);
 void visit_get_next_type(Visitor *v, int *obj, const int *qtypes,
                          const char *name, Error **errp);
-void visit_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+void visit_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                      const char *kind, const char *name, Error **errp);
 void visit_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
 void visit_type_uint8(Visitor *v, uint8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
diff --git a/qemu/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c b/qemu/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
index a5eef232..5c31712c 100644
--- a/qemu/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
+++ b/qemu/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ static void qapi_dealloc_type_size(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name,
 {
 }
 
-static void qapi_dealloc_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+static void qapi_dealloc_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj,
+                                   const char * const strings[],
                                    const char *kind, const char *name,
                                    Error **errp)
 {
diff --git a/qemu/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c b/qemu/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
index a7c75c0f..584265dd 100644
--- a/qemu/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
+++ b/qemu/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void visit_get_next_type(Visitor *v, int *obj, const int *qtypes,
     }
 }
 
-void visit_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+void visit_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                      const char *kind, const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     v->type_enum(v, obj, strings, kind, name, errp);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void visit_type_number(Visitor *v, double *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
     v->type_number(v, obj, name, errp);
 }
 
-void output_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+void output_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                       const char *kind, const char *name,
                       Error **errp)
 {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void output_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
     visit_type_str(v, &enum_str, name, errp);
 }
 
-void input_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
+void input_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
                      const char *kind, const char *name,
                      Error **errp)
 {
diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
index 07b439b5..ab6da2d9 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct %(name)s
 
 def generate_enum_lookup(name, values):
     ret = mcgen('''
-const char *%(name)s_lookup[] = {
+const char * const %(name)s_lookup[] = {
 ''',
                 name=c_name(name))
     i = 0
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const char *%(name)s_lookup[] = {
 def generate_enum(name, values):
     name = c_name(name)
     lookup_decl = mcgen('''
-extern const char *%(name)s_lookup[];
+extern const char * const %(name)s_lookup[];
 ''',
                 name=name)