diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/066-block2mtd_probe.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/066-block2mtd_probe.patch
index b2b1a347f4..b9130a446c 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/066-block2mtd_probe.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/066-block2mtd_probe.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
-@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_d
+@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_d
+ 	bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(dev->devname, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
+ #ifndef MODULE
+ 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
++		dev_t devt;
+ 
  		/* We might not have rootfs mounted at this point. Try
  		   to resolve the device name by other means. */
  
 +		wait_for_device_probe();
- 		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
+-		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
++		devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
  		if (devt) {
  			bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/066-block2mtd_probe.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/066-block2mtd_probe.patch
index 4cc7ef517c..b9130a446c 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/066-block2mtd_probe.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/066-block2mtd_probe.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
-@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_d
+@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_d
+ 	bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(dev->devname, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
+ #ifndef MODULE
+ 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
++		dev_t devt;
+ 
  		/* We might not have rootfs mounted at this point. Try
  		   to resolve the device name by other means. */
  
 +		wait_for_device_probe();
- 		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
+-		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
++		devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
  		if (devt) {
  			bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/400-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/400-rootfs_split.patch
index 00210c0957..d7003a9248 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/400-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/400-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
 +	}
 +
 +	memcpy(dpart, part, sizeof(*part));
++	strcpy((char *)&dpart[1], ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
 +	dpart->name = (unsigned char *)&dpart[1];
-+	strcpy(dpart->name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
 +
 +	dpart->size = rpart->size - (split_offset - spart->offset);
 +	dpart->offset = split_offset;
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@
  
 +struct mtd_partition;
  struct mtd_partition {
- 	char *name;			/* identifier string */
+-	char *name;			/* identifier string */
++	const char *name;		/* identifier string */
  	uint64_t size;			/* partition size */
  	uint64_t offset;		/* offset within the master MTD space */
  	uint32_t mask_flags;		/* master MTD flags to mask out for this partition */
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/442-block2mtd_probe.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/442-block2mtd_probe.patch
index b2b1a347f4..b9130a446c 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/442-block2mtd_probe.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/442-block2mtd_probe.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
-@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_d
+@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_d
+ 	bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(dev->devname, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
+ #ifndef MODULE
+ 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
++		dev_t devt;
+ 
  		/* We might not have rootfs mounted at this point. Try
  		   to resolve the device name by other means. */
  
 +		wait_for_device_probe();
- 		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
+-		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
++		devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
  		if (devt) {
  			bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/400-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/400-rootfs_split.patch
index 5158266d2b..cabaab4b2b 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/400-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/400-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
 +	}
 +
 +	memcpy(dpart, part, sizeof(*part));
++	strcpy((char *)&dpart[1], ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
 +	dpart->name = (unsigned char *)&dpart[1];
-+	strcpy(dpart->name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
 +
 +	dpart->size = rpart->size - (split_offset - spart->offset);
 +	dpart->offset = split_offset;
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@
  
 +struct mtd_partition;
  struct mtd_partition {
- 	char *name;			/* identifier string */
+-	char *name;			/* identifier string */
++	const char *name;		/* identifier string */
  	uint64_t size;			/* partition size */
  	uint64_t offset;		/* offset within the master MTD space */
  	uint32_t mask_flags;		/* master MTD flags to mask out for this partition */