diff --git a/include/zephyr/kernel_structs.h b/include/zephyr/kernel_structs.h
index 5cea718f0b4c38..56df49dcb23dbb 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/kernel_structs.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/kernel_structs.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool z_smp_cpu_mobile(void);
 #define _current_cpu ({ __ASSERT_NO_MSG(!z_smp_cpu_mobile()); \
 			arch_curr_cpu(); })
 
-struct k_thread *z_smp_current_get(void);
+__attribute_const__ struct k_thread *z_smp_current_get(void);
 #define _current z_smp_current_get()
 
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index f97f1b2a17e3ac..63ac7bc8975e7b 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ bool z_smp_cpu_mobile(void)
 	return !pinned;
 }
 
-struct k_thread *z_smp_current_get(void)
+__attribute_const__ struct k_thread *z_smp_current_get(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * _current is a field read from _current_cpu, which can race