diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c
index e2c0f228f369..eb7e2523c354 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_tty.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void gdm_port_destruct(struct tty_port *port)
 	kfree(gdm);
 }
 
-static struct tty_port_operations gdm_port_ops = {
+static const struct tty_port_operations gdm_port_ops = {
 	.destruct = gdm_port_destruct,
 };