diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.c
index 7f31b2851e4..998e751fc3c 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include "drivers/common/meta.h"
 
-const char const *nouveau_vendor_string = "Nouveau";
+const char * const nouveau_vendor_string = "Nouveau";
 
 const char *
 nouveau_get_renderer_string(unsigned chipset)
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.h
index a4273a554bd..237e9563246 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/nouveau/nouveau_driver.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct nouveau_driver {
 #define nouveau_error(format, ...) \
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: " format, __func__, ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
-extern const char const *nouveau_vendor_string;
+extern const char * const nouveau_vendor_string;
 
 const char *
 nouveau_get_renderer_string(unsigned chipset);