diff --git a/lib/libgssapi/gss_accept_sec_context.c b/lib/libgssapi/gss_accept_sec_context.c
index 2cab71ee3dfd..afb502d84385 100644
--- a/lib/libgssapi/gss_accept_sec_context.c
+++ b/lib/libgssapi/gss_accept_sec_context.c
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ parse_header(const gss_buffer_t input_token, gss_OID mech_oid)
 }		       
 
 static gss_OID_desc krb5_mechanism =
-{9, (void *)(uintptr_t) "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x02"};
+{9, __DECONST(void *, "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x02")};
 static gss_OID_desc ntlm_mechanism =
-{10, (void *)(uintptr_t) "\x2b\x06\x01\x04\x01\x82\x37\x02\x02\x0a"};
+{10, __DECONST(void *, "\x2b\x06\x01\x04\x01\x82\x37\x02\x02\x0a")};
 static gss_OID_desc spnego_mechanism =
-{6, (void *)(uintptr_t) "\x2b\x06\x01\x05\x05\x02"};
+{6, __DECONST(void *, "\x2b\x06\x01\x05\x05\x02")};
 
 static OM_uint32
 choose_mech(const gss_buffer_t input, gss_OID mech_oid)
diff --git a/lib/libgssapi/gss_names.c b/lib/libgssapi/gss_names.c
index 663a686d551b..be004985af1f 100644
--- a/lib/libgssapi/gss_names.c
+++ b/lib/libgssapi/gss_names.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  * to that gss_OID_desc.
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME_storage =
-	{10, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x01"};
+	{10, __DECONST(void *, "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x01")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME_storage;
  * initialized to point to that gss_OID_desc.
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME_storage =
-	{10, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x02"};
+	{10, __DECONST(void *, "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x02")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME_storage;
  * initialized to point to that gss_OID_desc.
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME_storage =
-	{10, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x03"};
+	{10, __DECONST(void *, "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x03")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME_storage;
  * implementations
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_X_storage =
-	{6, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2b\x06\x01\x05\x06\x02"};
+	{6, __DECONST(void *, "\x2b\x06\x01\x05\x06\x02")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_X = &GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_X_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_X = &GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_X_storage;
  * to point to that gss_OID_desc.
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_storage =
-	{10, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x04"};
+	{10, __DECONST(void *, "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x01\x04")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE = &GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE = &GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE_storage;
  * to that gss_OID_desc.
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS_storage =
-	{6, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2b\x06\01\x05\x06\x03"};
+	{6, __DECONST(void *, "\x2b\x06\01\x05\x06\x03")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS = &GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS = &GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS_storage;
  * to that gss_OID_desc.
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME_storage =
-	{6, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2b\x06\x01\x05\x06\x04"};
+	{6, __DECONST(void *, "\x2b\x06\x01\x05\x06\x04")};
 gss_OID GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME_storage;
 
 /*
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ gss_OID GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME = &GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME_storage;
  *   is "GSS_KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL_NAME".
  */
 static gss_OID_desc GSS_KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL_NAME_storage =
-        {10, (void *)(uintptr_t)"\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x02\x01"};
+        {10, __DECONST(void *, "\x2a\x86\x48\x86\xf7\x12\x01\x02\x02\x01")};
 gss_OID GSS_KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL_NAME = &GSS_KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL_NAME_storage;
 
 /*