diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 7e93eb1..944cd90 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	[RDMA_CM_EVENT_TIMEWAIT_EXIT]	 = "timewait exit",
 };
 
-const char *rdma_event_msg(enum rdma_cm_event_type event)
+const char *__attribute_const__ rdma_event_msg(enum rdma_cm_event_type event)
 {
 	size_t index = event;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index e2e53f9d..043a60e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	[IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE]		= "GID changed",
 };
 
-const char *ib_event_msg(enum ib_event_type event)
+const char *__attribute_const__ ib_event_msg(enum ib_event_type event)
 {
 	size_t index = event;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 	[IB_WC_GENERAL_ERR]		= "general error",
 };
 
-const char *ib_wc_status_msg(enum ib_wc_status status)
+const char *__attribute_const__ ib_wc_status_msg(enum ib_wc_status status)
 {
 	size_t index = status;
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 324e9bf..9a68a19 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 	IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE,
 };
 
-__attribute_const__ const char *ib_event_msg(enum ib_event_type event);
+const char *__attribute_const__ ib_event_msg(enum ib_event_type event);
 
 struct ib_event {
 	struct ib_device	*device;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@
 	IB_WC_GENERAL_ERR
 };
 
-__attribute_const__ const char *ib_wc_status_msg(enum ib_wc_status status);
+const char *__attribute_const__ ib_wc_status_msg(enum ib_wc_status status);
 
 enum ib_wc_opcode {
 	IB_WC_SEND,
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
index 463ec0cc..afe44fd 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	RDMA_CM_EVENT_TIMEWAIT_EXIT
 };
 
-__attribute_const__ const char *rdma_event_msg(enum rdma_cm_event_type event);
+const char *__attribute_const__ rdma_event_msg(enum rdma_cm_event_type event);
 
 enum rdma_port_space {
 	RDMA_PS_SDP   = 0x0001,