diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/explorer/pkg_status b/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/explorer/pkg_status
index f5a6f098..9d993055 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/explorer/pkg_status
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/explorer/pkg_status
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 # Retrieve the status of a package - parses opkg output
 #
 
-__type_path=${__object%%${__object_id}*}
+readonly __type_path=${__object%%${__object_id}*}
+readonly LOCKFILE="${__type_path}/cdist_opkg.lock"
 
-LOCKFILE="${__type_path}/cdist_opkg.lock"
 _lock() (
 	set -o noclobber
 	until echo $$>"${LOCKFILE}"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote
index ad90dc24..c7f21751 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ then
 fi
 
 cat <<'EOF'
-__type_path=${__object%%${__object_id}*}
+readonly __type_path=${__object%%${__object_id}*}
+readonly LOCKFILE="${__type_path}/cdist_opkg.lock"
 
-LOCKFILE="${__type_path}/cdist_opkg.lock"
 _lock() (
 	set -o noclobber
 	until echo $$>"${LOCKFILE}"