diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-core.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
index 83c1aa6b2e6c9a8762065e4c5994c62f033f3fba..f11f6f07e9154cd4d00790031d3da5e63c1ec8d1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
@@ -904,9 +904,6 @@ static int cx25821_dev_setup(struct cx25821_dev *dev)
 	list_add_tail(&dev->devlist, &cx25821_devlist);
 	mutex_unlock(&cx25821_devlist_mutex);
 
-	strcpy(cx25821_boards[UNKNOWN_BOARD].name, "unknown");
-	strcpy(cx25821_boards[CX25821_BOARD].name, "cx25821");
-
 	if (dev->pci->device != 0x8210) {
 		pr_info("%s(): Exiting. Incorrect Hardware device = 0x%02x\n",
 			__func__, dev->pci->device);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821.h b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821.h
index b9aa801b00a7b29c01c45334dd14d6c7c61bb978..029f2934a6d88bccdb409becdfd17849b99dff3b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ enum port {
 };
 
 struct cx25821_board {
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	enum port porta;
 	enum port portb;
 	enum port portc;