diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index 7ba0b11..2fbe7fe 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 	int new_heartbeat;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,