diff --git a/util/pkg/architectures/architectures.go b/util/pkg/architectures/architectures.go
index 0e8ebb33aa..7ab4de1124 100644
--- a/util/pkg/architectures/architectures.go
+++ b/util/pkg/architectures/architectures.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 type Architecture string
 
-var (
+const (
 	ArchitectureAmd64 Architecture = "amd64"
 	ArchitectureArm64 Architecture = "arm64"
 )
diff --git a/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go b/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
index cf937991dd..132e10467c 100644
--- a/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
+++ b/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 type Distribution string
 
-var (
+const (
 	DistributionDebian9      Distribution = "debian9"
 	DistributionDebian10     Distribution = "buster"
 	DistributionXenial       Distribution = "xenial"