diff --git a/net/ipv4/ah4.c b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
index d76803a..9d4555e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ah4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct xfrm_type ah_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type ah_type =
 {
 	.description	= "AH4",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index fac4f10..258d176 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type esp_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type esp_type =
 {
 	.description	= "ESP4",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c b/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
index b79cdbe..ae1f45fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type ipcomp_type = {
+static const struct xfrm_type ipcomp_type = {
 	.description	= "IPCOMP4",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.proto	     	= IPPROTO_COMP,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_tunnel.c
index 3268451..87f77e4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_tunnel.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type ipip_type = {
+static const struct xfrm_type ipip_type = {
 	.description	= "IPIP",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.proto	     	= IPPROTO_IPIP,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index fb0d07a..379c8e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 	kfree(ahp);
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type ah6_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type ah6_type =
 {
 	.description	= "AH6",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index ca48c56..8e0f142 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type esp6_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type esp6_type =
 {
 	.description	= "ESP6",
 	.owner	     	= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index 710325e..b900395 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type ipcomp6_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type ipcomp6_type =
 {
 	.description	= "IPCOMP6",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mip6.c b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
index 49d3966..cd8a5bd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mip6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type mip6_destopt_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type mip6_destopt_type =
 {
 	.description	= "MIP6DESTOPT",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type mip6_rthdr_type =
+static const struct xfrm_type mip6_rthdr_type =
 {
 	.description	= "MIP6RT",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index fae90ff..639fe8a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 	xfrm6_tunnel_free_spi((xfrm_address_t *)&x->props.saddr);
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_type xfrm6_tunnel_type = {
+static const struct xfrm_type xfrm6_tunnel_type = {
 	.description	= "IP6IP6",
 	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.proto		= IPPROTO_IPV6,
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 3003503..4463eeb 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@
 	write_unlock_bh(&xfrm_state_afinfo_lock);
 }
 
-int xfrm_register_type(struct xfrm_type *type, unsigned short family)
+int xfrm_register_type(const struct xfrm_type *type, unsigned short family)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state_afinfo *afinfo = xfrm_state_lock_afinfo(family);
-	struct xfrm_type **typemap;
+	const struct xfrm_type **typemap;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(afinfo == NULL))
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_register_type);
 
-int xfrm_unregister_type(struct xfrm_type *type, unsigned short family)
+int xfrm_unregister_type(const struct xfrm_type *type, unsigned short family)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state_afinfo *afinfo = xfrm_state_lock_afinfo(family);
-	struct xfrm_type **typemap;
+	const struct xfrm_type **typemap;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(afinfo == NULL))
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_unregister_type);
 
-static struct xfrm_type *xfrm_get_type(u8 proto, unsigned short family)
+static const struct xfrm_type *xfrm_get_type(u8 proto, unsigned short family)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state_afinfo *afinfo;
-	struct xfrm_type **typemap;
-	struct xfrm_type *type;
+	const struct xfrm_type **typemap;
+	const struct xfrm_type *type;
 	int modload_attempted = 0;
 
 retry:
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 	return type;
 }
 
-static void xfrm_put_type(struct xfrm_type *type)
+static void xfrm_put_type(const struct xfrm_type *type)
 {
 	module_put(type->owner);
 }