diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 63e481262336..feea5d68b5a1 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -699,12 +699,12 @@ static umode_t blk_mq_queue_attr_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return attr->mode;
 }
 
-static struct attribute_group queue_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group queue_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = queue_attrs,
 	.is_visible = queue_attr_visible,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group blk_mq_queue_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group blk_mq_queue_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = blk_mq_queue_attrs,
 	.is_visible = blk_mq_queue_attr_visible,
 };
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops queue_sysfs_ops = {
 	.store	= queue_attr_store,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *blk_queue_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const blk_queue_attr_groups[] = {
 	&queue_attr_group,
 	&blk_mq_queue_attr_group,
 	NULL
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index d82560a79b04..9fa16e5de6d2 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1115,12 +1115,12 @@ static umode_t disk_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *a, int n)
 	return a->mode;
 }
 
-static struct attribute_group disk_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group disk_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = disk_attrs,
 	.is_visible = disk_visible,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *disk_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const disk_attr_groups[] = {
 	&disk_attr_group,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
 	&blk_trace_attr_group,
diff --git a/block/partitions/core.c b/block/partitions/core.c
index e137a87f4db0..463298e26757 100644
--- a/block/partitions/core.c
+++ b/block/partitions/core.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group part_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = part_attrs,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *part_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const part_attr_groups[] = {
 	&part_attr_group,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
 	&blk_trace_attr_group,
diff --git a/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c b/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
index b91c31c2a393..3642eed8ef74 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group cache_default_group = {
 	.is_visible = cache_default_attrs_is_visible,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *cache_default_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const cache_default_groups[] = {
 	&cache_default_group,
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 9f2d412fc560..c1718b17b5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static struct attribute *loop_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group loop_attribute_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group loop_attribute_group = {
 	.name = "loop",
 	.attrs= loop_attrs,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index a999b698b131..73e616453c34 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -5246,11 +5246,11 @@ static struct attribute *rbd_attrs[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group rbd_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group rbd_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = rbd_attrs,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *rbd_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const rbd_attr_groups[] = {
 	&rbd_attr_group,
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 8c5fdb0f858a..d97126d54947 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group input_dev_caps_attr_group = {
 	.attrs	= input_dev_caps_attrs,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *input_dev_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const input_dev_attr_groups[] = {
 	&input_dev_attr_group,
 	&input_dev_id_attr_group,
 	&input_dev_caps_attr_group,
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index 767fc9efb4a8..ef82d20572b0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group serio_device_attr_group = {
 	.attrs	= serio_device_attrs,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *serio_device_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const serio_device_attr_groups[] = {
 	&serio_id_attr_group,
 	&serio_device_attr_group,
 	NULL
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
index d9eede2dbc0e..f2147da6e4a5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group pci_bus_group = {
 	.attrs = pci_bus_attrs,
 };
 
-const struct attribute_group *pci_bus_groups[] = {
+const struct attribute_group *const pci_bus_groups[] = {
 	&pci_bus_group,
 	NULL,
 };
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group pcibus_group = {
 	.attrs = pcibus_attrs,
 };
 
-const struct attribute_group *pcibus_groups[] = {
+const struct attribute_group *const pcibus_groups[] = {
 	&pcibus_group,
 	NULL,
 };
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group pci_dev_group = {
 	.attrs = pci_dev_attrs,
 };
 
-const struct attribute_group *pci_dev_groups[] = {
+const struct attribute_group *const pci_dev_groups[] = {
 	&pci_dev_group,
 	&pci_dev_config_attr_group,
 	&pci_dev_rom_attr_group,
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group pcie_dev_attr_group = {
 	.is_visible = pcie_dev_attrs_are_visible,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *pci_dev_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const pci_dev_attr_groups[] = {
 	&pci_dev_attr_group,
 	&pci_dev_hp_attr_group,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index 39a8932dc340..046d6c9944cd 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ static inline int pci_no_d1d2(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	return (dev->no_d1d2 || parent_dstates);
 
 }
-extern const struct attribute_group *pci_dev_groups[];
-extern const struct attribute_group *pcibus_groups[];
+extern const struct attribute_group *const pci_dev_groups[];
+extern const struct attribute_group *const pcibus_groups[];
 extern const struct device_type pci_dev_type;
-extern const struct attribute_group *pci_bus_groups[];
+extern const struct attribute_group *const pci_bus_groups[];
 
 extern unsigned long pci_hotplug_io_size;
 extern unsigned long pci_hotplug_mmio_size;
diff --git a/drivers/pps/sysfs.c b/drivers/pps/sysfs.c
index 134bc33f6ad0..355ce20b6e53 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/sysfs.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group pps_group = {
 	.attrs = pps_attrs,
 };
 
-const struct attribute_group *pps_groups[] = {
+const struct attribute_group *const pps_groups[] = {
 	&pps_group,
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/sysfs.c b/drivers/rtc/sysfs.c
index 9c45c2557e28..c126cb706b27 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/sysfs.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static struct attribute_group rtc_attr_group = {
 	.attrs		= rtc_attrs,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group *rtc_attr_groups[] = {
+static const struct attribute_group *const rtc_attr_groups[] = {
 	&rtc_attr_group,
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 141627370aab..7af8f196e00f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -3187,7 +3187,7 @@ static struct attribute *serial8250_dev_attrs[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group serial8250_dev_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group serial8250_dev_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = serial8250_dev_attrs,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c
index 022f716c74ff..63e14ef53610 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct attribute *o2cb_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group o2cb_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group o2cb_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = o2cb_attrs,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/khugepaged.h b/include/linux/khugepaged.h
index f68865e19b0b..85b442e9e638 100644
--- a/include/linux/khugepaged.h
+++ b/include/linux/khugepaged.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched/coredump.h> /* MMF_VM_HUGEPAGE */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
-extern struct attribute_group khugepaged_attr_group;
+extern const struct attribute_group khugepaged_attr_group;
 
 extern int khugepaged_init(void);
 extern void khugepaged_destroy(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
index 78c8ac4951b5..996db99f983f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct pps_device {
  * Global variables
  */
 
-extern const struct attribute_group *pps_groups[];
+extern const struct attribute_group *const pps_groups[];
 
 /*
  * Internal functions.
diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c
index 88433cc25d8a..cd1b26075d1b 100644
--- a/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static struct attribute *khugepaged_attr[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct attribute_group khugepaged_attr_group = {
+const struct attribute_group khugepaged_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = khugepaged_attr,
 	.name = "khugepaged",
 };
