diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 7eac922..fd8a44a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
  *	Kernel Interfaces
  */
 
-static struct file_operations iTCO_wdt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations iTCO_wdt_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.write =	iTCO_wdt_write,