diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.c
index 4e470f09e2157bd2f8f3d10f875254e618a7b8db..6808bed0105ef6c08c938b566e3030ecfe3de71c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010lt_wordclock_status =
  * initialize the chips on M-Audio cards
  */
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_audiophile = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_audiophile = {
 	.type = SND_AK4528,
 	.num_adcs = 2,
 	.num_dacs = 2,
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_audiophile_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta410 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta410 = {
 	.type = SND_AK4529,
 	.num_adcs = 2,
 	.num_dacs = 8,
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta410_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta1010lt = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta1010lt = {
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
 	.num_adcs = 8,
 	.num_dacs = 8,
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta1010lt_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta66e = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta66e = {
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
 	.num_adcs = 4,
 	.num_dacs = 4,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta66e_priv = {
 };
 
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta44 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta44 = {
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
 	.num_adcs = 4,
 	.num_dacs = 4,
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta44_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_vx442 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_vx442 = {
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
 	.num_adcs = 4,
 	.num_dacs = 4,
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c
index 5bc14e8806a7d4382860cd01d4d299fe5239a4ca..b8af747ecb43c63a2dc991039ece1e13b54ba32a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static void ews88_setup_spdif(struct snd_ice1712 *ice, int rate)
 
 /*
  */
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ews88mt = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ews88mt = {
 	.num_adcs = 8,
 	.num_dacs = 8,
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_ews88mt_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ewx2496 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ewx2496 = {
 	.num_adcs = 2,
 	.num_dacs = 2,
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_ewx2496_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_6fire = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_6fire = {
 	.num_adcs = 6,
 	.num_dacs = 6,
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/hoontech.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/hoontech.c
index de2fcc9a983e7f15718a1d7432292cd48f384db5..f37ed0bc203d8a3e3f2943a3f8ac2255648bdca4 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/hoontech.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/hoontech.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void stdsp24_ak4524_lock(struct snd_akm4xxx *ak, int chip)
 static int snd_ice1712_value_init(struct snd_ice1712 *ice)
 {
 	/* Hoontech STDSP24 with modified hardware */
-	static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_stdsp24_mv = {
+	static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_stdsp24_mv = {
 		.num_adcs = 2,
 		.num_dacs = 2,
 		.type = SND_AK4524,
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c
index 5bb146703738a4a6f61d51d2e219da801afe59e2..0dbaccf61f332706081a748d62a3a87b997e35a3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static const struct snd_akm4xxx_dac_channel juli_dac[] = {
 };
 
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_juli_dac = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_juli_dac = {
 	.type = SND_AK4358,
 	.num_dacs = 8,	/* DAC1 - analog out
 			   DAC2 - analog in monitor
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/phase.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/phase.c
index 4f85482f3407dbdd0b98a57ddce5e879811e72d6..67fbb28bf033a58e86132bdf6a64fff972886525 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/phase.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/phase.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static const unsigned char wm_vol[256] = {
 #define WM_VOL_MAX	(sizeof(wm_vol) - 1)
 #define WM_VOL_MUTE	0x8000
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_phase22 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_phase22 = {
 	.type = SND_AK4524,
 	.num_dacs = 2,
 	.num_adcs = 2,
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/quartet.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/quartet.c
index f1b3732cc6d2a6631ce551bcc45970b4e538089e..d145b5eb7ff86d978debce8eb93aaa0d4dfbc50a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/quartet.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/quartet.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static const struct snd_akm4xxx_adc_channel qtet_adc[] = {
 	AK_CONTROL(PCM_34_CAPTURE_VOLUME, 2),
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_qtet_dac = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_qtet_dac = {
 	.type = SND_AK4620,
 	.num_dacs = 4,	/* DAC1 - Output 12
 	*/
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/revo.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/revo.c
index 5cc4213fcad092455e0439ad417aa69a2da98f78..6669c389f33676c03bea9942d2ad911e77105805 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/revo.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/revo.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static const struct snd_akm4xxx_adc_channel revo51_adc[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo_front = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo_front = {
 	.type = SND_AK4381,
 	.num_dacs = 2,
 	.ops = {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_revo_front_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo_surround = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo_surround = {
 	.type = SND_AK4355,
 	.idx_offset = 1,
 	.num_dacs = 6,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_revo_surround_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo51 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo51 = {
 	.type = SND_AK4358,
 	.num_dacs = 8,
 	.ops = {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_revo51_priv = {
 	.mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo51_adc = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_revo51_adc = {
 	.type = SND_AK5365,
 	.num_adcs = 2,
 	.adc_info = revo51_adc,
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static const struct snd_akm4xxx_dac_channel ap192_dac[] = {
 	AK_DAC("PCM Playback Volume", 2)
 };
 
-static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ap192 = {
+static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ap192 = {
 	.type = SND_AK4358,
 	.num_dacs = 2,
 	.ops = {