diff --git a/net/econet/af_econet.c b/net/econet/af_econet.c
index 7bf3558..6f479fa 100644
--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@
 	return NET_RX_DROP;
 }
 
-static struct packet_type econet_packet_type = {
+static struct packet_type econet_packet_type __read_mostly = {
 	.type =		cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_ECONET),
 	.func =		econet_rcv,
 };