diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/suspend.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/suspend.c
index 382003dfdb9a..c51db63d3e88 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/suspend.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static ssize_t show_hibernate(struct device *dev,
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(hibernate, 0644, show_hibernate, store_hibernate);
 
-static struct bus_type suspend_subsys = {
+static const struct bus_type suspend_subsys = {
 	.name = "power",
 	.dev_name = "power",
 };