diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
index e22b4c9..39e563e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct file_operations aoe_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations aoe_fops = {
 	.write = aoechr_write,
 	.read = aoechr_read,
 	.open = aoechr_open,