diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/block/partitions/fit.c b/target/linux/generic/files/block/partitions/fit.c
index f6f15f538a5..75516af493d 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/block/partitions/fit.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/block/partitions/fit.c
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ int parse_fit_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state, u64 fit_start_sector,
 	size_t label_min;
 	struct device_node *np = NULL;
 	const char *bootconf;
-	char *loadable;
-	char *select_rootfs = NULL;
+	const char *loadable;
+	const char *select_rootfs = NULL;
 	bool found;
 	int loadables_rem_len, loadable_len;