diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c
index a9545386fbc5..e4e6c979bedf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ struct iw_statistics *r8192_get_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	return wstats;
 }
 
-struct iw_handler_def  r8192_wx_handlers_def = {
+const struct iw_handler_def  r8192_wx_handlers_def = {
 	.standard = r8192_wx_handlers,
 	.num_standard = ARRAY_SIZE(r8192_wx_handlers),
 	.private = r8192_private_handler,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.h
index fb5f808433d1..a6c2b95e2e69 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef R8180_WX_H
 #define R8180_WX_H
 
-extern struct iw_handler_def r8192_wx_handlers_def;
+extern const struct iw_handler_def r8192_wx_handlers_def;
 /* Enable  the rtl819x_core.c to share this function, david 2008.9.22 */
 struct iw_statistics *r8192_get_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev);