diff --git a/hw/char/avr_usart.c b/hw/char/avr_usart.c
index 3aff01cd54..3421576e45 100644
--- a/hw/char/avr_usart.c
+++ b/hw/char/avr_usart.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps avr_usart_ops = {
     .impl = {.min_access_size = 1, .max_access_size = 1}
 };
 
-static Property avr_usart_properties[] = {
+static const Property avr_usart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", AVRUsartState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c b/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c
index fca2f27a55..30285c97b0 100644
--- a/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c
+++ b/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void bcm2835_aux_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                              bcm2835_aux_receive, NULL, NULL, s, NULL, true);
 }
 
-static Property bcm2835_aux_props[] = {
+static const Property bcm2835_aux_props[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", BCM2835AuxState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
index 77d9a2a221..2e778f7a9c 100644
--- a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cadence_uart = {
     },
 };
 
-static Property cadence_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property cadence_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", CadenceUARTState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c b/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c
index 467e40b715..e37e14e0f2 100644
--- a/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription cmsdk_apb_uart_vmstate = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property cmsdk_apb_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property cmsdk_apb_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", CMSDKAPBUART, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("pclk-frq", CMSDKAPBUART, pclk_frq, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/char/debugcon.c b/hw/char/debugcon.c
index fdb04fee09..c0f16e9bd6 100644
--- a/hw/char/debugcon.c
+++ b/hw/char/debugcon.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void debugcon_isa_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                 isa->iobase, &s->io);
 }
 
-static Property debugcon_isa_properties[] = {
+static const Property debugcon_isa_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("iobase", ISADebugconState, iobase, 0xe9),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev",  ISADebugconState, state.chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("readback", ISADebugconState, state.readback, 0xe9),
diff --git a/hw/char/digic-uart.c b/hw/char/digic-uart.c
index 5b04abec1d..03beba11ad 100644
--- a/hw/char/digic-uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/digic-uart.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_digic_uart = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property digic_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property digic_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", DigicUartState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/escc.c b/hw/char/escc.c
index b1b1bbed15..08bc65ef2c 100644
--- a/hw/char/escc.c
+++ b/hw/char/escc.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ static void escc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-static Property escc_properties[] = {
+static const Property escc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("frequency", ESCCState, frequency,   0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("it_shift",  ESCCState, it_shift,    0),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("bit_swap",    ESCCState, bit_swap,    false),
diff --git a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
index d9e732f98b..c2836ff8fd 100644
--- a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static void exynos4210_uart_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                              NULL, s, NULL, true);
 }
 
-static Property exynos4210_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property exynos4210_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", Exynos4210UartState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("channel", Exynos4210UartState, channel, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("rx-size", Exynos4210UartState, rx.size, 16),
diff --git a/hw/char/goldfish_tty.c b/hw/char/goldfish_tty.c
index d1917b83d8..68e261236e 100644
--- a/hw/char/goldfish_tty.c
+++ b/hw/char/goldfish_tty.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_goldfish_tty = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property goldfish_tty_properties[] = {
+static const Property goldfish_tty_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", GoldfishTTYState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c b/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c
index d0032b4d2a..caae88d77d 100644
--- a/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c
+++ b/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void grlib_apbuart_reset(DeviceState *d)
     uart->current = 0;
 }
 
-static Property grlib_apbuart_properties[] = {
+static const Property grlib_apbuart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chrdev", UART, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/ibex_uart.c b/hw/char/ibex_uart.c
index 589177f85b..b1bdb2ad15 100644
--- a/hw/char/ibex_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/ibex_uart.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ibex_uart = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property ibex_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property ibex_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", IbexUartState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/imx_serial.c b/hw/char/imx_serial.c
index 22c9080b1c..6376f2cadc 100644
--- a/hw/char/imx_serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/imx_serial.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void imx_serial_init(Object *obj)
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
 }
 
-static Property imx_serial_properties[] = {
+static const Property imx_serial_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", IMXSerialState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/ipoctal232.c b/hw/char/ipoctal232.c
index 64be5226d4..fb8cb6c2b7 100644
--- a/hw/char/ipoctal232.c
+++ b/hw/char/ipoctal232.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void ipoctal_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-static Property ipoctal_properties[] = {
+static const Property ipoctal_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev0", IPOctalState, ch[0].dev),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev1", IPOctalState, ch[1].dev),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev2", IPOctalState, ch[2].dev),
diff --git a/hw/char/mcf_uart.c b/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
index ad15e28944..c044536d5d 100644
--- a/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void mcf_uart_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                              mcf_uart_event, NULL, s, NULL, true);
 }
 
-static Property mcf_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property mcf_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", mcf_uart_state, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c b/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c
index 04da3f8d97..b164c70f52 100644
--- a/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription nrf51_uart_vmstate = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property nrf51_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property nrf51_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", NRF51UARTState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/parallel.c b/hw/char/parallel.c
index c394635ada..15191698f5 100644
--- a/hw/char/parallel.c
+++ b/hw/char/parallel.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ bool parallel_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
     return true;
 }
 
-static Property parallel_isa_properties[] = {
+static const Property parallel_isa_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("index", ISAParallelState, index,   -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("iobase", ISAParallelState, iobase,  -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq",   ISAParallelState, isairq,  7),
diff --git a/hw/char/pl011.c b/hw/char/pl011.c
index 0fd1334fab..5fbee5e6c5 100644
--- a/hw/char/pl011.c
+++ b/hw/char/pl011.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl011 = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property pl011_properties[] = {
+static const Property pl011_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", PL011State, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("migrate-clk", PL011State, migrate_clk, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/char/renesas_sci.c b/hw/char/renesas_sci.c
index 7ce0408b0c..516b48648b 100644
--- a/hw/char/renesas_sci.c
+++ b/hw/char/renesas_sci.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_rsci = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property rsci_properties[] = {
+static const Property rsci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("input-freq", RSCIState, input_freq, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", RSCIState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c b/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c
index 4fe1c4d289..536b283471 100644
--- a/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c
+++ b/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static void console_reset(DeviceState *dev)
    scon->write_errors = 0;
 }
 
-static Property console_properties[] = {
+static const Property console_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", SCLPConsoleLM, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("write_errors", SCLPConsoleLM, write_errors, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("echo", SCLPConsoleLM, echo, true),
diff --git a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
index e6d49e819e..a90b892d1d 100644
--- a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
+++ b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static void console_reset(DeviceState *dev)
    scon->notify = false;
 }
 
-static Property console_properties[] = {
+static const Property console_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", SCLPConsole, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-isa.c b/hw/char/serial-isa.c
index b562ec9d37..2cf50eb0bb 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-isa.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-isa.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_isa_serial = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property serial_isa_properties[] = {
+static const Property serial_isa_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("index",  ISASerialState, index,   -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("iobase",  ISASerialState, iobase,  -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq",    ISASerialState, isairq,  -1),
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-mm.c b/hw/char/serial-mm.c
index 2f67776b19..8f51f1d3b8 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-mm.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-mm.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void serial_mm_instance_init(Object *o)
     qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&smm->serial), o);
 }
 
-static Property serial_mm_properties[] = {
+static const Property serial_mm_properties[] = {
     /*
      * Set the spacing between adjacent memory-mapped UART registers.
      * Each register will be at (1 << regshift) bytes after the previous one.
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
index 28b275709a..c2f20d8e74 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pci_multi_serial = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property multi_2x_serial_pci_properties[] = {
+static const Property multi_2x_serial_pci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev1",  PCIMultiSerialState, state[0].chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev2",  PCIMultiSerialState, state[1].chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("prog_if",  PCIMultiSerialState, prog_if, 0x02),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
-static Property multi_4x_serial_pci_properties[] = {
+static const Property multi_4x_serial_pci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev1",  PCIMultiSerialState, state[0].chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev2",  PCIMultiSerialState, state[1].chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev3",  PCIMultiSerialState, state[2].chr),
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci.c b/hw/char/serial-pci.c
index f8a1a94d0c..2f487a3a79 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pci_serial = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property serial_pci_properties[] = {
+static const Property serial_pci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("prog_if",  PCISerialState, prog_if, 0x02),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index b50a8a1313..85dba02ace 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ const MemoryRegionOps serial_io_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
-static Property serial_properties[] = {
+static const Property serial_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", SerialState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("baudbase", SerialState, baudbase, 115200),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("wakeup", SerialState, wakeup, false),
diff --git a/hw/char/sh_serial.c b/hw/char/sh_serial.c
index 429b2562aa..2ab7197aee 100644
--- a/hw/char/sh_serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/sh_serial.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void sh_serial_init(Object *obj)
 {
 }
 
-static Property sh_serial_properties[] = {
+static const Property sh_serial_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", SHSerialState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("features", SHSerialState, feat, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/char/shakti_uart.c b/hw/char/shakti_uart.c
index 4a71953c9a..6e56754ca6 100644
--- a/hw/char/shakti_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/shakti_uart.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void shakti_uart_instance_init(Object *obj)
     sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj), &sus->mmio);
 }
 
-static Property shakti_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property shakti_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", ShaktiUartState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/sifive_uart.c b/hw/char/sifive_uart.c
index 5ae2a29ed6..97e4be37c0 100644
--- a/hw/char/sifive_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/sifive_uart.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int sifive_uart_be_change(void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static Property sifive_uart_properties[] = {
+static const Property sifive_uart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", SiFiveUARTState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
index 3e23d9cbab..cd91dad709 100644
--- a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
+++ b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void spapr_vty_create(SpaprVioBus *bus, Chardev *chardev)
     qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, &bus->bus, &error_fatal);
 }
 
-static Property spapr_vty_properties[] = {
+static const Property spapr_vty_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_SPAPR_PROPERTIES(SpaprVioVty, sdev),
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", SpaprVioVty, chardev),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c b/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c
index 17b5b1f15f..4a3c30eddb 100644
--- a/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c
+++ b/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps stm32f2xx_usart_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
-static Property stm32f2xx_usart_properties[] = {
+static const Property stm32f2xx_usart_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", STM32F2XXUsartState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/stm32l4x5_usart.c b/hw/char/stm32l4x5_usart.c
index 3cf200c080..360e79cc3f 100644
--- a/hw/char/stm32l4x5_usart.c
+++ b/hw/char/stm32l4x5_usart.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps stm32l4x5_usart_base_ops = {
     },
 };
 
-static Property stm32l4x5_usart_base_properties[] = {
+static const Property stm32l4x5_usart_base_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", Stm32l4x5UsartBaseState, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/terminal3270.c b/hw/char/terminal3270.c
index 82e85fac2e..c2aafda0ce 100644
--- a/hw/char/terminal3270.c
+++ b/hw/char/terminal3270.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int write_payload_3270(EmulatedCcw3270Device *dev, uint8_t cmd)
     return (retval <= 0) ? 0 : get_cds(t)->count;
 }
 
-static Property terminal_properties[] = {
+static const Property terminal_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", Terminal3270, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-console.c b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
index dbe0b28e60..f58292e2bb 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-console.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtconsole_info = {
     .class_init    = virtconsole_class_init,
 };
 
-static Property virtserialport_properties[] = {
+static const Property virtserialport_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VirtConsole, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
index 2094d213cd..1e631bcb2b 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static int virtio_serial_load_device(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f,
 
 static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent);
 
-static Property virtser_props[] = {
+static const Property virtser_props[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("nr", VirtIOSerialPort, id, VIRTIO_CONSOLE_BAD_ID),
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("name", VirtIOSerialPort, name),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_virtio_console = {
     },
 };
 
-static Property virtio_serial_properties[] = {
+static const Property virtio_serial_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("max_ports", VirtIOSerial, serial.max_virtserial_ports,
                                                   31),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("emergency-write", VirtIOSerial, host_features,
diff --git a/hw/char/xen_console.c b/hw/char/xen_console.c
index 683c92aca1..c20c1b4b84 100644
--- a/hw/char/xen_console.c
+++ b/hw/char/xen_console.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static char *xen_console_get_frontend_path(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
 }
 
 
-static Property xen_console_properties[] = {
+static const Property xen_console_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", XenConsole, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_INT32("idx", XenConsole, dev, -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c b/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
index f325084f8b..ad77226217 100644
--- a/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
+++ b/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps uart_ops = {
     }
 };
 
-static Property xilinx_uartlite_properties[] = {
+static const Property xilinx_uartlite_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", XilinxUARTLite, chr),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
