diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
index 3b5cf551489c..f69f3fe0532e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ unsigned long __initdata esi_phys = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 unsigned long hcdp_phys = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 unsigned long sal_systab_phys = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 
-static __initdata efi_config_table_type_t arch_tables[] = {
+static const efi_config_table_type_t arch_tables[] __initconst = {
 	{ESI_TABLE_GUID, "ESI", &esi_phys},
 	{HCDP_TABLE_GUID, "HCDP", &hcdp_phys},
 	{MPS_TABLE_GUID, "MPS", &mps_phys},
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ efi_init (void)
 
 	if (efi_config_parse_tables(__va(efi_systab->tables),
 				    efi_systab->nr_tables,
-				    sizeof(efi_config_table_t),
 				    arch_tables) != 0)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index f1033f7f9e39..47367f4d82d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static u64 efi_systab_phys __initdata;
 static unsigned long prop_phys = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 static unsigned long uga_phys = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 
-static efi_config_table_type_t arch_tables[] __initdata = {
+static const efi_config_table_type_t arch_tables[] __initconst = {
 	{EFI_PROPERTIES_TABLE_GUID, "PROP", &prop_phys},
 	{UGA_IO_PROTOCOL_GUID, "UGA", &uga_phys},
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_UV
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static int __init efi_systab_init(u64 phys)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init efi_config_init(efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables)
+static int __init efi_config_init(const efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables)
 {
 	void *config_tables;
 	int sz, ret;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static int __init efi_config_init(efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	ret = efi_config_parse_tables(config_tables, efi.systab->nr_tables, sz,
+	ret = efi_config_parse_tables(config_tables, efi.systab->nr_tables,
 				      arch_tables);
 
 	early_memunmap(config_tables, efi.systab->nr_tables * sz);
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c
index a656bfcd7e27..d1f44c847841 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static phys_addr_t efi_to_phys(unsigned long addr)
 
 static __initdata unsigned long screen_info_table = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 
-static __initdata efi_config_table_type_t arch_tables[] = {
+static const efi_config_table_type_t arch_tables[] __initconst = {
 	{LINUX_EFI_ARM_SCREEN_INFO_TABLE_GUID, NULL, &screen_info_table},
 	{NULL_GUID, NULL, NULL}
 };
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void __init init_screen_info(void)
 
 static int __init uefi_init(void)
 {
-	void *config_tables;
+	efi_config_table_t *config_tables;
 	size_t table_size;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static int __init uefi_init(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	retval = efi_config_parse_tables(config_tables, efi.systab->nr_tables,
-					 sizeof(efi_config_table_t),
 					 arch_tables);
 
 	if (!retval)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index 2bfd6c0806ce..45de4c4a696b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void __init efi_mem_reserve(phys_addr_t addr, u64 size)
 	efi_arch_mem_reserve(addr, size);
 }
 
-static __initdata efi_config_table_type_t common_tables[] = {
+static const efi_config_table_type_t common_tables[] __initconst = {
 	{ACPI_20_TABLE_GUID, "ACPI 2.0", &efi.acpi20},
 	{ACPI_TABLE_GUID, "ACPI", &efi.acpi},
 	{SMBIOS_TABLE_GUID, "SMBIOS", &efi.smbios},
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ static __initdata efi_config_table_type_t common_tables[] = {
 	{NULL_GUID, NULL, NULL},
 };
 
-static __init int match_config_table(efi_guid_t *guid,
+static __init int match_config_table(const efi_guid_t *guid,
 				     unsigned long table,
-				     efi_config_table_type_t *table_types)
+				     const efi_config_table_type_t *table_types)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -498,39 +498,38 @@ static __init int match_config_table(efi_guid_t *guid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __init efi_config_parse_tables(void *config_tables, int count, int sz,
-				   efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables)
+int __init efi_config_parse_tables(const efi_config_table_t *config_tables,
+				   int count,
+				   const efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables)
 {
-	void *tablep;
+	const efi_config_table_64_t *tbl64 = (void *)config_tables;
+	const efi_config_table_32_t *tbl32 = (void *)config_tables;
+	const efi_guid_t *guid;
+	unsigned long table;
 	int i;
 
-	tablep = config_tables;
 	pr_info("");
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		efi_guid_t guid;
-		unsigned long table;
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86)) {
+			guid = &config_tables[i].guid;
+			table = (unsigned long)config_tables[i].table;
+		} else if (efi_enabled(EFI_64BIT)) {
+			guid = &tbl64[i].guid;
+			table = tbl64[i].table;
 
-		if (efi_enabled(EFI_64BIT)) {
-			u64 table64;
-			guid = ((efi_config_table_64_t *)tablep)->guid;
-			table64 = ((efi_config_table_64_t *)tablep)->table;
-			table = table64;
-#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
-			if (table64 >> 32) {
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32) &&
+			    tbl64[i].table > U32_MAX) {
 				pr_cont("\n");
 				pr_err("Table located above 4GB, disabling EFI.\n");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
-#endif
 		} else {
-			guid = ((efi_config_table_32_t *)tablep)->guid;
-			table = ((efi_config_table_32_t *)tablep)->table;
+			guid = &tbl32[i].guid;
+			table = tbl32[i].table;
 		}
 
-		if (!match_config_table(&guid, table, common_tables))
-			match_config_table(&guid, table, arch_tables);
-
-		tablep += sz;
+		if (!match_config_table(guid, table, common_tables))
+			match_config_table(guid, table, arch_tables);
 	}
 	pr_cont("\n");
 	set_bit(EFI_CONFIG_TABLES, &efi.flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
index d61c25fd5824..99a7fcbe5e9b 100644
--- a/include/linux/efi.h
+++ b/include/linux/efi.h
@@ -613,8 +613,9 @@ extern void __init efi_esrt_init(void);
 #else
 static inline void efi_esrt_init(void) { }
 #endif
-extern int efi_config_parse_tables(void *config_tables, int count, int sz,
-				   efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables);
+extern int efi_config_parse_tables(const efi_config_table_t *config_tables,
+				   int count,
+				   const efi_config_table_type_t *arch_tables);
 extern int efi_systab_check_header(const efi_table_hdr_t *systab_hdr,
 				   int min_major_version);
 extern void efi_systab_report_header(const efi_table_hdr_t *systab_hdr,