diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
index 606912d..6889c0d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations cifs_dfs_referral_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations cifs_dfs_referral_inode_operations = {
 	.follow_link = cifs_dfs_follow_mountpoint,
 };