diff --git a/hw/block/trace-events b/hw/block/trace-events
index 5acd495207..6b9e733412 100644
--- a/hw/block/trace-events
+++ b/hw/block/trace-events
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ nvme_irq_msix(uint32_t vector) "raising MSI-X IRQ vector %u"
 nvme_irq_pin(void) "pulsing IRQ pin"
 nvme_irq_masked(void) "IRQ is masked"
 nvme_dma_read(uint64_t prp1, uint64_t prp2) "DMA read, prp1=0x%"PRIx64" prp2=0x%"PRIx64""
-nvme_rw(char const *verb, uint32_t blk_count, uint64_t byte_count, uint64_t lba) "%s %"PRIu32" blocks (%"PRIu64" bytes) from LBA %"PRIu64""
+nvme_rw(const char *verb, uint32_t blk_count, uint64_t byte_count, uint64_t lba) "%s %"PRIu32" blocks (%"PRIu64" bytes) from LBA %"PRIu64""
 nvme_create_sq(uint64_t addr, uint16_t sqid, uint16_t cqid, uint16_t qsize, uint16_t qflags) "create submission queue, addr=0x%"PRIx64", sqid=%"PRIu16", cqid=%"PRIu16", qsize=%"PRIu16", qflags=%"PRIu16""
 nvme_create_cq(uint64_t addr, uint16_t cqid, uint16_t vector, uint16_t size, uint16_t qflags, int ien) "create completion queue, addr=0x%"PRIx64", cqid=%"PRIu16", vector=%"PRIu16", qsize=%"PRIu16", qflags=%"PRIu16", ien=%d"
 nvme_del_sq(uint16_t qid) "deleting submission queue sqid=%"PRIu16""
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ nvme_del_cq(uint16_t cqid) "deleted completion queue, sqid=%"PRIu16""
 nvme_identify_ctrl(void) "identify controller"
 nvme_identify_ns(uint16_t ns) "identify namespace, nsid=%"PRIu16""
 nvme_identify_nslist(uint16_t ns) "identify namespace list, nsid=%"PRIu16""
-nvme_getfeat_vwcache(char const* result) "get feature volatile write cache, result=%s"
+nvme_getfeat_vwcache(const char* result) "get feature volatile write cache, result=%s"
 nvme_getfeat_numq(int result) "get feature number of queues, result=%d"
 nvme_setfeat_numq(int reqcq, int reqsq, int gotcq, int gotsq) "requested cq_count=%d sq_count=%d, responding with cq_count=%d sq_count=%d"
 nvme_mmio_intm_set(uint64_t data, uint64_t new_mask) "wrote MMIO, interrupt mask set, data=0x%"PRIx64", new_mask=0x%"PRIx64""
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index ec95e67089..89fcad0fd1 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ flatview_destroy(FlatView *view, MemoryRegion *root) "%p (root %p)"
 flatview_destroy_rcu(FlatView *view, MemoryRegion *root) "%p (root %p)"
 
 # gdbstub.c
-gdbstub_op_start(char const *device) "Starting gdbstub using device %s"
+gdbstub_op_start(const char *device) "Starting gdbstub using device %s"
 gdbstub_op_exiting(uint8_t code) "notifying exit with code=0x%02x"
 gdbstub_op_continue(void) "Continuing all CPUs"
 gdbstub_op_continue_cpu(int cpu_index) "Continuing CPU %d"
 gdbstub_op_stepping(int cpu_index) "Stepping CPU %d"
-gdbstub_op_extra_info(char const *info) "Thread extra info: %s"
-gdbstub_hit_watchpoint(char const *type, int cpu_gdb_index, uint64_t vaddr) "Watchpoint hit, type=\"%s\" cpu=%d, vaddr=0x%" PRIx64 ""
+gdbstub_op_extra_info(const char *info) "Thread extra info: %s"
+gdbstub_hit_watchpoint(const char *type, int cpu_gdb_index, uint64_t vaddr) "Watchpoint hit, type=\"%s\" cpu=%d, vaddr=0x%" PRIx64 ""
 gdbstub_hit_internal_error(void) "RUN_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR"
 gdbstub_hit_break(void) "RUN_STATE_DEBUG"
 gdbstub_hit_paused(void) "RUN_STATE_PAUSED"
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ gdbstub_hit_shutdown(void) "RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN"
 gdbstub_hit_io_error(void) "RUN_STATE_IO_ERROR"
 gdbstub_hit_watchdog(void) "RUN_STATE_WATCHDOG"
 gdbstub_hit_unknown(int state) "Unknown run state=0x%x"
-gdbstub_io_reply(char const *message) "Sent: %s"
-gdbstub_io_binaryreply(size_t ofs, char const *line) "0x%04zx: %s"
-gdbstub_io_command(char const *command) "Received: %s"
+gdbstub_io_reply(const char *message) "Sent: %s"
+gdbstub_io_binaryreply(size_t ofs, const char *line) "0x%04zx: %s"
+gdbstub_io_command(const char *command) "Received: %s"
 gdbstub_io_got_ack(void) "Got ACK"
 gdbstub_io_got_unexpected(uint8_t ch) "Got 0x%02x when expecting ACK/NACK"
 gdbstub_err_got_nack(void) "Got NACK, retransmitting"