diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
index 2141190..7532414 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 	return drive->disk_ops->ioctl(drive, bdev, mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static struct block_device_operations ide_gd_ops = {
+static const struct block_device_operations ide_gd_ops = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open			= ide_gd_open,
 	.release		= ide_gd_release,