diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 821022a7214f..ddac1ee2ed20 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 #include "af_can.h"
 
-static __initdata const char banner[] = KERN_INFO
+static __initconst const char banner[] = KERN_INFO
 	"can: controller area network core (" CAN_VERSION_STRING ")\n";
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Controller Area Network PF_CAN core");
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 151b7730c12c..6f747582718e 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 		     (CAN_SFF_MASK | CAN_EFF_FLAG | CAN_RTR_FLAG))
 
 #define CAN_BCM_VERSION CAN_VERSION
-static __initdata const char banner[] = KERN_INFO
+static __initconst const char banner[] = KERN_INFO
 	"can: broadcast manager protocol (rev " CAN_BCM_VERSION " t)\n";
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PF_CAN broadcast manager protocol");
diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index 127879c55fb6..1f5c9785a262 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
 #define CAN_GW_VERSION "20101209"
-static __initdata const char banner[] =
+static __initconst const char banner[] =
 	KERN_INFO "can: netlink gateway (rev " CAN_GW_VERSION ")\n";
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PF_CAN netlink gateway");
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 3e9c89356a93..5b0e3e330d97 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 
 #define CAN_RAW_VERSION CAN_VERSION
-static __initdata const char banner[] =
+static __initconst const char banner[] =
 	KERN_INFO "can: raw protocol (rev " CAN_RAW_VERSION ")\n";
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PF_CAN raw protocol");