diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index d9d481b732ca..3c532926c9b4 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -14848,11 +14848,12 @@ void sme_add_qcn_ie(mac_handle_t mac_handle, uint8_t *ie_data,
 		    uint16_t *ie_len)
 {
 	struct mac_context *mac_ctx = MAC_CONTEXT(mac_handle);
-	uint8_t qcn_ie[] = {WLAN_ELEMID_VENDOR, 8,
-			    0x8C, 0xFD, 0xF0, 0x1, QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_ID,
-			    QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_DATA_LEN,
-			    QCN_IE_VERSION_SUPPORTED,
-			    QCN_IE_SUBVERSION_SUPPORTED};
+	static const uint8_t qcn_ie[] = {WLAN_ELEMID_VENDOR, 8,
+					 0x8C, 0xFD, 0xF0, 0x1,
+					 QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_ID,
+					 QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_DATA_LEN,
+					 QCN_IE_VERSION_SUPPORTED,
+					 QCN_IE_SUBVERSION_SUPPORTED};
 
 	if (!mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->sta.qcn_ie_support) {
 		sme_debug("QCN IE is not supported");
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index 2639300885ed..cf876920b855 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -18736,7 +18736,7 @@ csr_roam_send_rso_cmd(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 static void csr_append_assoc_ies(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 				 struct roam_offload_scan_req *req_buf,
 				 uint8_t ie_id, uint8_t ie_len,
-				 uint8_t *ie_data)
+				 const uint8_t *ie_data)
 {
 	tSirAddie *assoc_ie = &req_buf->assoc_ie;
 
@@ -18825,12 +18825,14 @@ static void csr_update_driver_assoc_ies(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	uint8_t supp_chan_ie[DOT11F_IE_SUPPCHANNELS_MAX_LEN], supp_chan_ie_len;
 
 #ifdef FEATURE_WLAN_ESE
-	uint8_t ese_ie[] = { 0x0, 0x40, 0x96, 0x3, ESE_VERSION_SUPPORTED};
+	static const uint8_t ese_ie[] = {0x0, 0x40, 0x96, 0x3,
+					 ESE_VERSION_SUPPORTED};
 #endif
-	uint8_t qcn_ie[] = {0x8C, 0xFD, 0xF0, 0x1, QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_ID,
-				QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_DATA_LEN,
-				QCN_IE_VERSION_SUPPORTED,
-				QCN_IE_SUBVERSION_SUPPORTED};
+	static const uint8_t qcn_ie[] = {0x8C, 0xFD, 0xF0, 0x1,
+					 QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_ID,
+					 QCN_IE_VERSION_SUBATTR_DATA_LEN,
+					 QCN_IE_VERSION_SUPPORTED,
+					 QCN_IE_SUBVERSION_SUPPORTED};
 
 	if (session->pConnectBssDesc)
 		max_tx_pwr_cap = csr_get_cfg_max_tx_power(mac_ctx,