diff --git a/include/net/fib_rules.h b/include/net/fib_rules.h
index 52bd9e6..e8923bc 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_rules.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_rules.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	return frh->table;
 }
 
-extern struct fib_rules_ops *fib_rules_register(struct fib_rules_ops *, struct net *);
+extern struct fib_rules_ops *fib_rules_register(const struct fib_rules_ops *, struct net *);
 extern void fib_rules_unregister(struct fib_rules_ops *);
 extern void                     fib_rules_cleanup_ops(struct fib_rules_ops *);
 
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index 1bc6659..42e84e0 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 }
 
 struct fib_rules_ops *
-fib_rules_register(struct fib_rules_ops *tmpl, struct net *net)
+fib_rules_register(const struct fib_rules_ops *tmpl, struct net *net)
 {
 	struct fib_rules_ops *ops;
 	int err;
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
index af28dcc..1226bca 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	dn_rt_cache_flush(-1);
 }
 
-static struct fib_rules_ops dn_fib_rules_ops_template = {
+static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata dn_fib_rules_ops_template = {
 	.family		= FIB_RULES_DECNET,
 	.rule_size	= sizeof(struct dn_fib_rule),
 	.addr_size	= sizeof(u16),
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index 3ec84fe..8ab62a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	rt_cache_flush(ops->fro_net, -1);
 }
 
-static struct fib_rules_ops fib4_rules_ops_template = {
+static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata fib4_rules_ops_template = {
 	.family		= FIB_RULES_IPV4,
 	.rule_size	= sizeof(struct fib4_rule),
 	.addr_size	= sizeof(u32),
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index a2df501..7d3e382a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct fib_rules_ops ipmr_rules_ops_template = {
+static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata ipmr_rules_ops_template = {
 	.family		= FIB_RULES_IPMR,
 	.rule_size	= sizeof(struct ipmr_rule),
 	.addr_size	= sizeof(u32),
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 8124f16..35f69494 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 	       + nla_total_size(16); /* src */
 }
 
-static struct fib_rules_ops fib6_rules_ops_template = {
+static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initdata fib6_rules_ops_template = {
 	.family			= FIB_RULES_IPV6,
 	.rule_size		= sizeof(struct fib6_rule),
 	.addr_size		= sizeof(struct in6_addr),