diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 9d6f62b..58fc920 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct block_device_operations idetape_block_ops = {
+static const struct block_device_operations idetape_block_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= idetape_open,
 	.release	= idetape_release,